Modern Classics · Gin Cocktails
Bramble
A British modern classic: tart lemon below, jammy blackberry trickling through.
- Base spirit
- Gin
- Origin
- London, UK
- Period
- 1984
- Creator
- Dick Bradsell
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Gin50 ml
- Fresh lemon juice25 ml
- Simple syrup12.5 ml
- Crème de mûre15 ml
- Glass
- Old fashioned glass
- Ice
- Crushed ice
- Garnish
- Blackberries and lemon slice
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Fill an old fashioned glass with crushed ice.
- 02
Shake gin, lemon and syrup with ice.
- 03
Strain over the crushed ice.
- 04
Drizzle the crème de mûre over the top so it bleeds down.
- 05
Garnish with blackberries and lemon.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Blackberry, lemon, juniper
- Finish
- Fresh and fruity
- Character
- Juicy, refreshing sour
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Created by Dick Bradsell at Fred's Club in London's Soho in 1984, inspired by his childhood blackberry picking on the Isle of Wight.
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