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Huckleberry Cooler

Huckleberry Cooler

While we were in Idaho, my husband celebrated his 30th high school reunion with his old classmates. On our last evening together, we all gathered aboard a party boat for appetizers, cocktails, and a cruise around the lake. The boat’s bar had a special Huckleberry vodka cocktail that was refreshing, pretty, and so delicious. After getting home from a long road trip, unpacking & cleaning the motor home, doing loads of laundry, and picking up groceries in 95+ degree temperatures, I felt we deserved a treat so I made some huckleberry coolers. This delicious (and low guilt) cocktail is super easy to make, tastes wonderful, and is so refreshing on a hot day – cheers!

Huckleberry Cooler

How to Make a Huckleberry Cooler

Fill a glass with ice and squeeze a wedge of lime into the glass. Add the huckleberry vodka, soda water, and a splash of cranberry juice. Serve with an additional lime wedge. Cheers.

Huckleberry Cooler

Huckleberry Cooler

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Course: Cocktail / Beverage
Servings: 1
Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Ingredients

  • Ice
  • Lime wedge plus more for serving
  • 1.5 oz shot of Huckleberry vodka
  • Soda water to taste
  • Splash of cranberry juice

Instructions

  • Fill a glass with ice and squeeze a wedge of lime into the glass.
  • Add the huckleberry vodka, soda water, and a splash of cranberry juice.
  • Serve with an additional lime wedge. Cheers.
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15 Comments

  1. The drink looks refreshing and perfect for the weather you’ve been having. I’ve never drank huckleberries but we sure enjoyed them in milkshakes and pancakes a few years ago in Montana.

  2. I’m so glad you had a wonderful vacation! Your drink is very pretty, and I’m sure it’s just what you need during these hot summer days.

    1. Huckleberries are very different from blackberries. Huckleberries grow in higher altitudes up in the mountains. I grew up picking them every summer in northern Idaho. They look like small blueberries 🙂

  3. that color simply could not be prettier! i didn’t know huckleberry vodka existed. interestingly, my brother was just in montana and he picked a small basket full of huckleberries and was told it would go for $60 at a farmer’s market! didn’t know they were so pricey!!

  4. 5 stars
    I was the bartender on the lake cruise you are talking about!! The huckleberry vodka drink was my own creation, and you did a wonderful job at recreating it.

    So glad the cocktail left such a memory. Makes me so happy you can now enjoy it in your own home.

    1. Madison,

      How cool is that!?! Thanks for being a great bartender–everyone had such a terrific time. Your huckleberry coolers are the best. Cheers!

      -Pam