Bramble Cocktail
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!
Servings: 2
Calories: 162kcal
Equipment
- Rocks (old fashioned) glasses
Ingredients
- scant ½ cup (100ml) gin
- 3 tbsp (50ml) fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp (10ml) sugar syrup or more, to taste
- 2 ½ tsp (12ml) Crème de Mûre (or Cassis)
- fresh blackberries or lemon peel to garnish
- crushed ice
Instructions
- Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice.
- Put all the ingredients except for the Crème de Mûre in a cocktail shaker half filled with ice.
- Shake hard for 30 seconds then strain into the glass.
- Drizzle the Crème de Mûre over the drink – it will stain your cocktail a beautiful color – and garnish with fresh blackberries or some lemon peel.
Notes
Homemade Crushed Ice: If you can't buy crushed ice, place ice cubes inside a zip-top 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. Or try my homemade blackberry liqueur.
Bramble Variation: To make a Bramble de Casita, add ½ tbsp Chambord to the above recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 26mg | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin C: 9.7mg | Iron: 0.3mg
