Bramble
A gin sour on crushed ice with a purple drizzle of blackberry liqueur bleeding through it. 1980s London’s gift to cocktails.
Contains alcohol. For adults of legal drinking age; please drink responsibly.
Ingredients
- 50 ml Gin
- 25 ml fresh lemon juice, plus a slice to garnish
- 12 ml Simple syrup (1:1 sugar and water)
- 15 ml Crème de mûre (blackberry liqueur)
- 2 fresh blackberries, to garnish
- cubed ice for shaking, crushed ice to serve
Method
- Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice so it starts to frost.
- Shake the gin, lemon juice and syrup hard with cubed ice for about 10 seconds.
- Strain over the crushed ice, then mound a little more ice on top.
- Slowly drizzle the crème de mûre over the top so it trickles down in purple streaks, then garnish with the blackberries and a lemon slice.
Tips
- No crème de mûre? Crème de cassis or a spoon of blackberry jam shaken in works well.
- Crushed ice makes it go down quickly, but there is a full double of gin in the glass, so sip and alternate with water.
Sources
Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:
IBA (International Bartenders Association) PUNCH BBC Good Food
Open Bramble in Nouns Cooking