Bramble (cocktail)

The Bramble is a cocktail created by Dick Bradsell in 1980s London, England. Best described as a spring cocktail, the Bramble brings together dry gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, crème de mûre, and crushed ice. Bradsell also suggests finishing off the cocktail with some fresh red fruits (such as blackberries, cranberries) and a slice of lemon.

Bramble

IBA official cocktail
Type	Mixed drink
Base spirit	Gin
Served	On the rocks: poured over ice
Standard garnish	Blackberry, lemon slice
Standard drinkware	Old fashioned glass
IBA specified ingredients†	50 ml Gin 25 ml Fresh Lemon Juice 12.5 ml Sugar Syrup 15 ml Crème de Mûre
Preparation	Pour 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 served	All Day
† Bramble recipe at International Bartenders Association

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

History

The Bramble was created in London, in 1984,^[1] by Dick Bradsell. At the time, Bradsell worked at a bar in Soho called Fred's Club, and he wanted to create a British cocktail. Memories of going blackberrying in 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 called brambles.^[3]

See also

• List of cocktails