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No. 058 Cocktails · Gin

Bramble

A gin sour over crushed ice with crème de mûre drizzled through it. Created in 1980s London.

A Bramble over crushed ice with blackberry liqueur bleeding through and a lemon slice
A Bramble Photo: Erich Wagner (www.eventografie.de), CC BY-SA 4.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 4 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Shake the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup well with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice.
  3. Pour the crème de mûre over the top in a circular motion.
  4. Garnish with a lemon slice and blackberries, if you like.
Glass
Old fashioned glass
Garnish
Lemon slice and blackberries (optional)
Technique
Shaken
Difficulty
Takes practice

Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.

About the Bramble

Shake the gin, lemon and sugar, strain over crushed ice, then drizzle blackberry liqueur over the top so it bleeds down through the ice.

Background

The Bramble was created by the British bartender Dick Bradsell in 1980s London.

Tags: blackberry british crushed ice

Go deeper

Sources

  1. IBA — Bramble (official specification)
  2. Wikipedia — Bramble (cocktail)

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