Ingredients:
 

• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 ounces vodka or gin (optional)
• 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  
• Ice
• Blueberry Topo Chico Sabores Sparkling Water
• Lemon slices and additional blueberries, for garnish

Instructions:
 

• In a small saucepan, combine the blueberries, sugar, and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the blueberries are soft and the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the blueberry mixture to cool for about 10 minutes.
• Once cooled, use a fine-mesh strainer to strain the blueberry mixture into a bowl, pressing on the solids to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the solids and set the blueberry syrup aside.
• In a cocktail shaker, combine 1 ounce of the blueberry syrup, vodka or gin (if using), and lemon juice. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well until chilled, about 15-20 seconds.
• Fill a glass with ice and strain the cocktail mixture into the glass.
  
• Top off the glass with sparkling water and give it a gentle stir to mix.
• Garnish with lemon slices and additional blueberries, if desired.
• Enjoy your refreshing Blueberry Sparkler!