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Bramble (cocktail)

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Bramble
IBA official cocktail
TypeMixed drink
Base spirit
ServedOn the rocks:poured over ice
Standard garnishBlackberry, lemon slice
Standard drinkware
Old fashioned glass
IBAspecified
ingredients†
  • 50 ml Gin
  • 25 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 12.5 ml Sugar Syrup
  • 15 ml Crème de Mûre
PreparationPour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker except the Crème de Mûre, shake well with ice, strain into chilled old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice, then pour the blackberry liqueur (Crème de Mûre) over the top of the drink, in a circular motion.
Commonly servedAll Day
Bramble recipeatInternational Bartenders Association

TheBrambleis a cocktail created byDick Bradsellin 1980sLondon,England. Best described as a spring cocktail, the Bramble brings together drygin,lemonjuice, sugar syrup,crème de mûre,and crushed ice. Bradsell also suggests finishing off the cocktail with some fresh red fruits (such asblackberries,cranberries) and a slice of lemon.

If crème de mûre is unavailable, many bartenders will substitute creme de cassis for it.

History[edit]

The Bramble was created in London, in 1984,[1]by Dick Bradsell. At the time, Bradsell worked at a bar inSohocalled Fred's Club, and he wanted to create a British cocktail. Memories of goingblackberryingin his childhood on the Isle of Wight provided the inspiration for the Bramble.[2]

The name of the drink comes from the fact that blackberry bushes are calledbrambles.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^"Case Study – The Bramble".T-Magazine. The New York Times.16 June 2010.Retrieved25 February2015.
  2. ^"Bramble".Difford's Guide.Retrieved16 September2017.And, immediately, I had my 'madeleine moment'. I was back in my childhood on the Isle of Wight, going blackberrying, and being pricked by the brambles, [...] I had all of this in mind, and I thought, 'I want to design a British cocktail.'
  3. ^"Bramble".Difford's Guide.Retrieved16 September2017.A bramble, by the way, is the bush that blackberries grow on.

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