Blackberry Martini - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the Simple Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
For the berry puree
2 cups blackberries
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup creme de cassis (or berry brandy)
For the garnish
1 tablespoon superfine sugar
4 lemon wedges
For the Cocktail
1 cup gin (or vodka)
2 tablespoons triple sec
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Preparation

In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water.
Bring to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat and cool.
In a food processor or blender, combine 1 tablespoon sugar, the berries and the cassis (or brandy) and process till smooth.
Rub the rims of 4 martini glasses with lemon.
Spread the superfine sugar on a saucer.
Twirl the rims of the glasses in the sugar.
Place glasses in freezer.
Add gin (or vodka), Triple Sec, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the cooled simple syrup and 1/4 cup of the berry puree to a shaker filled with ice.
Shake vigorously.
Strain into chilled glasses and garnish with lemon and, if you like, a whole berry in each glass.
To quote Mr. Reynolds, \"Serve immediately but sip slowly.\".