Bramble
Gin in a berry patch
Gin sour base with blackberry liqueur drizzled slowly over crushed ice so it bleeds through. Half cocktail, half piece of art.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
- 1/2 oz Crème de Mûre
Method
Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice. Build gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup directly in the glass and stir briefly. Add more crushed ice. Slowly drizzle crème de mûre over the top so it sinks through the ice. Garnish with a blackberry and lemon slice.
Created by Dick Bradsell at Fred's Club, Soho in the mid-1980s, inspired by crème de mûre and childhood memories of blackberry picking on the Isle of Wight. Per Bradsell's documented account (published 2001 onwards). Per Difford's Guide #305. IBA New Era list. Notes: Bradsell built the drink with gin, fresh lemon, and rich sugar syrup, shaken and strained over crushed ice shaped into a volcano and drizzled with crème de mûre; served in a double old-fashioned glass with a blackberry and sugared lemon slice.
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