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Place the blackberries in a small bowl or a mortar and pestle. Add the lime juice and sugar and muddle quickly. Strain through a cheesecloth into an old-fashioned glass. Add the gin and crushed ice. Top up with soda. Add the blackberry liqueur. Stir. Serve with a straw, a slice of lime, and a blackberry in the drink. | Place the blackberries in a small bowl or a mortar and pestle. Add the lime juice and sugar and muddle quickly. Strain through a cheesecloth into an old-fashioned glass. Add the gin and crushed ice. Top up with soda. Add the blackberry liqueur. Stir. Serve with a straw, a slice of lime, and a blackberry in the drink. | ||
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Revision as of 14:20, 2 April 2006
The Bramble is a Cocktail consisting of Gin, Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar, and Blackberry Liqueur.
Who created the Bramble?
The Bramble was created by Dick Bradsell.
Original Recipe
- 35ml Gin
- 15ml fresh lemon juice
- 10ml sugar syrup
Build over crushed ice, in a whisky glass. Stir, then pour 15ml Blackberry Liqueur over the top of the drink, in a circular fashion. Garnish with a lemon slice, and two Raspberries.
IBA Recipe (so wrong, its not funny)
A modern classic this has all the luscious flavor of blackberry and lime juice balanced by the sugar and blackberry liqueur.
- 5cl gin
- 4 blackberries
- 3cl fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon caster sugar
- dash crème de mûre (blackberry liqueur)
- soda water
Place the blackberries in a small bowl or a mortar and pestle. Add the lime juice and sugar and muddle quickly. Strain through a cheesecloth into an old-fashioned glass. Add the gin and crushed ice. Top up with soda. Add the blackberry liqueur. Stir. Serve with a straw, a slice of lime, and a blackberry in the drink.
