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Bramble

Blackberry liqueur drizzled over crushed ice, its purple color slowly seeping into tart lemon.

Home-bar collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Gin
    50 ml / 1.69 US fl oz
  • Lemon Juice
    25 ml / 0.85 US fl oz
  • Simple Syrup
    12.5 ml / 0.42 US fl oz
  • Crème de Mûre
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

To garnishLemon wheel, Berries

Make it

  1. Fill an old-fashioned glass with crushed ice.
  2. Pour gin, lemon juice and syrup into a shaker and shake with ice for about 10 seconds.
  3. Strain the drink into the glass.
  4. Slowly drizzle blackberry liqueur in a circle over the ice and garnish with a lemon slice and blackberries.

Behind the drink

Created in the mid-1980s by London bartender Dick Bradsell, inspired by childhood memories of picking blackberries.

Recipe reference

Adapted from the IBA recipe; see the ingredient notes for home-bar adjustments.

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