Make the blackberry syrup first by cooking the sugar and blackberries in a small saucepan on medium low heat. Mash blackberries as you cook them in the sugar and let them release their juices. Once it starts looking syrupy then turn the heat off and let your syrup cool down.

Make the lemonade by combining the sugar, water and lemon juice together in a large pitcher. The water calls for 4 to 6 cups of water because it depends on how you like your lemonade. Add 4 cups first then add more water if you like a little weaker lemonade.

Once you are ready to serve the drinks. Fill glasses with ice and 1 cup of lemonade. Take 2 Tbsp. of the blackberry syrup and 1 sage leave and mix them together in a small bowl. Press down on the sage leaf as you stir to release more of the flavor. Take this mixture and pour it into the lemonade and mix them together. Optional: garnish each drink with floating split blackberry and sage leaf. Then add a lemon on the side of the glass.

Optional serving suggestion. If you just want to make the mixture ahead of time to pout onto ice. You can mix the whole blackberry mixture into the pitcher of lemonade and add the 10 sage leaves. Mix well and serve over ice.