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Bramble over crushed ice with blackberry liqueur, lemon and blackberries.
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Gin

Bramble

Gin and lemon meet blackberry liqueur over crushed ice in a vivid, layered sour.

By Eurobeverage Editorial

Time
5 min
Difficulty
Medium
Method
Shaken
Strength
≈ 17% ABV
Estimated, after dilution
  • Glass: Rocks
  • Ice: Crushed
  • Garnish: lemon slice and blackberries

The Bramble starts as a bright gin sour and finishes with a dark blackberry flourish. Pour crème de mûre over the crushed ice after straining to create its signature color.

Ingredients

1 serving
  • 50 mlgin
  • 25 mllemon juicefreshly squeezed
  • 12.5 mlsugar syrup
  • 15 mlcrème de mûreblackberry liqueur
  • 1 slicelemonoptionaloptional
  • 2 ×blackberryoptionaloptional

How to make it

  1. Shake the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup with ice, leaving out the crème de mûre.

  2. Strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with crushed ice.

  3. Pour the crème de mûre in a circle over the top.

  4. Add a lemon slice and blackberries if desired.

Bartender's tips

Drizzle the blackberry liqueur last, in a circle over the ice.