Bramble Recipe
As gorgeous as it is delicious, with blackberry liqueur slowly seeping into every sip.
There's no shortage of drink recipes you can turn to, in order to dispel the summer heat. But among the class of warm-weather coolers, few seem more appropriate than the Bramble.
A hallmark drink in the UK, where it was introduced in the 1980s by London barman Dick Bradsell, the Bramble is something of a rare bird in the U.S.—and that's a shame, considering the drink's simple preparation and basic yet alluring character. The Bramble starts as a simple gin sour, made with lemon juice and simple syrup and served with crushed ice; but the real entertainment begins with the Bramble's crowning feature, a purple splash of blackberry liqueur that gradually sinks through the crags of crushed ice and into the bottom of the glass, giving each sip of the drink a different mix of citrusy tartness and summer-berry sweetness.
French crème de mure can be difficult to find, but fortunately there's a domestic version, Clear Creek Distillery's blackberry liqueur, which is absolutely excellent in this drink. Blackberry season is coming into full swing, and the Bramble is perfectly suited for a warm August evening.
Recipe Facts
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces gin (Plymouth recommended)
- 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- 3/4 ounce creme de mure (blackberry liqueur)
Directions
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Combine gin, lemon, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until very well-chilled, then strain into a rocks glass with ice (preferably crushed ice). Float the creme de mure on top. Garnish with a blackberry.
Special equipment
Cocktail shaker, cocktail strainer