The Jale Berry

Ingredients:
1. 1/2 cup sugar
2. 7 blackberries
3. jalapeno slice, about 1/4 inch thick ice cubes
4. 4 oz. gin
5. 1 1/2 oz. lime juice
6. 1/2 oz. orange liqueur

Method:
1. combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan to make simple syrup
2. bring to boil, stirring to dissolve sugar, about 2 min. remove from heat. cool completely
3. in a cocktail shaker, muddle blackberries and jalapeno slice
4. add ice, gin. lime juice, 1 1/2 oz. simple syrup and orange liqueur
5. shake well and strain into martini glasses. garnish with a lemon twist