The Bramble is a classic cocktail that must be part of your repertoire! A refreshing gin cocktail with lemon juice, sugar syrup, Crème de Mûre and crushed ice. If you don’t happen to have blackberry liqueur I have provided an instant homemade version!
Put all the ingredients except for the Creme de Mure in a cocktail shaker half filled with ice.
Shake hard for about ten seconds then strain into the glass.
Drizzle the Creme de Mure over the drink – it will stain your cocktail a beautiful colour – and garnish with fresh blackberries or some lemon peel.
Notes
Homemade Crushed Ice: If you can't buy crushed ice, place ice cubes inside ziplog bag and cover with a dish towel. Smash with a rolling pin.Homemade Crème de Mûre: Simply muddle a handful of blackberries with sugar (or sugar syrup) and gin or vodka. Slimming World Syns: A Bramble contains 50ml of gin which is 6 syns. The blackberry liqueur is probably an extra syn (it’s only 10 ml). If you make your own sugar syrup with sweetener you can avoid any additional syns. Call it 7 syns? Not ideal, but not as bad as some sweeter cocktails. Homemade sugar-free simple syrup: Put 200ml water and 200g granulated sweetener in a saucepan and stir over medium heat to dissolve. Turn the heat off as soon as it comes to a simmer and strain into a clean jar. Keep in the fridge for up to a week. NOTE: You must use a sweetener that can be used at the same ratio as sugar (Sukrin, or Canderel Sugarly).Bramble Variation: To make a Bramble de Casita, add 1/2 tbsp Chambord the above recipe.