Bramble
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- 0.42 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 0.42 oz Giffard Crème de Mûre liqueur
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Double old-fashioned
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a DOUBLE OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of blackberry, lemon slice wheel and icing sugar.
Method:
- SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
- Top with more crushed ice and compact ice to form a volcano-shaped mound.
- DRIZZLE liqueur over this mound to create a 'bleeding' effect in the glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with blackberry and lemon slice dusted with icing sugar.
- Serve with a straw.
Nutrition:
One serving of Bramble contains 177 calories
History:
Created in the mid-80s by Dick Bradsell at Fred's Club, Soho, London, England.
In 2001 and again in 2015, Dick wrote about how he came to create this contemporary classic and you can read the Bramble Cocktail - its inception told by its creator here.
Review:
One of the best and most popular drinks to come out of the 1980s.
