Blackberry Royal

Ingredients

• 0.8 cup balsamic vinegar 
• 2.8 cups blackberries 
• 1 ounce blackberries 
• 1 serving lemon wedges 
• 1 sprigs rosemary 
• 1.5 cups sugar 
• 3 cups water 

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan

Directions

1. For the blackberry shrub: In a medium saucepan, cook blackberries with water and sugar on low heat until blackberries soften. Strain and discard solids. Return juice to the pan, add balsamic vinegar and rosemary. Bring to a slow boil.
2. Let cool, then remove rosemary and chill shrub.
3. For the cocktail, squeeze lemon into a champagne flute.
4. Add blackberry shrub and cava, stir gently and serve.