Bramble Recipe
A gin sour over crushed ice, bled through with blackberry liqueur so it drinks tart, fruity and ice-cold.
- Category: New Era Drinks
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 16%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Gin40 ml
- Fresh lemon juice15 ml
- Sugar syrup10 ml
- Creme de mure (blackberry liqueur)15 ml
How to Make It
- Fill an old fashioned glass with crushed ice.
- Shake the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup with ice, then strain over the crushed ice.
- Drizzle the creme de mure over the top so it bleeds down through the drink.
- Garnish with two blackberries and a lemon slice.
Garnish
Two blackberries and a lemon slice.
The Story
Created in a London bar in the 1980s and inspired by British blackberry picking, it became one of the first modern classics of the UK cocktail revival.
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