Bramble
ClassicIBA OfficialGin, lemon, and a bleed of blackberry.
Tart, fruity, and refreshing. A crisp gin sour of lemon and juniper forms the base, and the crème de mûre lends deep blackberry sweetness that intensifies as it seeps through the crushed ice. Bright at the top, rich at the bottom — a drink that shifts with every sip.
Ingredients
- 2 oz London Dry Gin
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 0.5 oz Crème de Mûre
- Blackberry · optional garnish
- Lemon wheel · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
- 2
Shake, then strain over a glass packed with crushed ice.
- 3
Slowly drizzle the crème de mûre over the top so it bleeds down through the ice.
- 4
Garnish with a blackberry and a lemon wheel.
The Story
The Bramble is a modern classic, invented by the legendary Dick Bradsell in 1980s London — the same bartender behind the Espresso Martini. He wanted something quintessentially British, and reached for the blackberries of an English hedgerow: a gin sour laced with crème de mûre, poured over crushed ice so the liqueur bleeds down like ink. Few drinks from the last fifty years are so widely beloved.
Recipe card
The whole recipe in one shareable image.
