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It’s the Blues for Me | BLAC® Happy Hour with Detroit City Distillery Gin
July 8, 2021 · Updated July 8, 2021·By B.J. Strawter, Jr.
It’s Happy Hour time with Jennifer from The Perfect10 Mixology for BLAC® Magazine. We’re making a simple drink you’re sure to love that includes blueberries and honey, come on now! Take those pictures a
July 8, 2021 · Updated July 8, 2021
It’s Happy Hour time with Jennifer from The Perfect10 Mixology for BLAC® Magazine. We’re making a simple drink you’re sure to love that includes blueberries and honey, come on now! Take those pictures and be sure to share your version with us.

It’s The Blues For Me
Ingredients
- 10 Blueberries
- 2 tbsp Honey fresh
- 1 oz Lemon Juice fresh squeezed
- 2 oz Gin Detroit City Distillery
- 2 oz Club Soda
- 1 Lemon Peel garnish
Instructions
- Throw blueberries into your glass
- Add honey to glass
- Muddle honey, blueberries, and lemon juice well to get a purplish hue
- Add Gin
- Add Ice and mix with a spoon. Keep ice in the center of the spoon until the mixture is cold
- Top off with Club Soda
- Add Lemon Peel to garnish
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