Blackberry Bramble

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Blackberry bramble cocktails on ice, garnished with blackberries and a lemon twist.

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A blackberry bramble cocktail garnished with blackberries and a lemon twist.

Ingredients & Substitutions

Crème de mûre – While it won’t actually be a blackberry cocktail if you substitute it, a a great alternative for blackberry liqueur is crème de cassis, or currant liqueur.
Gin – This cocktail is traditionally made with gin, but you could substitute vodka or bourbon for a really delicious variation.
Lemon juice – This adds flavor and acidity to the drink which balances the sweetness of simple syrup. It could potentially be substituted with lime juice.
Simple syrup – you can substitute another liquid sweetener such as agave nectar or demerara syrup. I’ve used rosemary simple syrup for this recipe, but the cocktail is traditionally made with regular unflavored syrup.

A couple of blackberry cocktails with a bowl of blackberries in the background and a cocktail jigger laying next to them.

How to make a blackberry bramble

Shake the cocktail. Fill your cocktail shaker with ice and measure your ingredients into the shaker. Cover and shake until cold.

Garnish and serve. Strain into a cocktail glass filled with ice and garnish with fresh blackberries and/or a lemon twist. Since we used rosemary simple syrup in this drink, you could also garnish with a

Overhead shot of a blackberry bramble garnished with blackberries and a lemon twist.

frequently asked questions: blackberry bramble

What is crème de mûre alcohol?

Creme de mure is a blackberry liqueur. It is fairly sweet and has a low alcohol content. It has a delicious taste that can add so much flavor to your cocktails.

What is the meaning of bramble cocktail?

Bramble a term for a thorny type bush, just like the ones that blackberries grow on. Regionally, sometimes the word is also used for referring to blackberries, raspberries or black raspberries but

A blackberry bramble being picked up by a hand, garnished with blackberries and a lemon twist.

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Blackberry bramble cocktails, garnished with blackberries and a lemon twist.

Prep Time 2

Servings

Sweetened with crème de mûre and simple syrup, the blackberry bramble is a slightly sweet gin cocktail. This version uses rosemary simple syrup to add a subtle herbed flavor that works really well with the gin and blackberry. Garnish with blackberries and a lemon twist.

Ingredients

2 ounces gin
1 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce creme de mure
1/2 ounce rosemary simple syrup
For garnish: blackberries (lemon twist)

Instructions

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until cold.
Strain into cocktail glasses filled with ice.
Garnish with fresh blackberries and a lemon twist.

Here’s what you’ll need to make it

Ingredients & Substitutions

How to make a blackberry bramble

frequently asked questions: blackberry bramble

What is crème de mûre alcohol?

What is the meaning of bramble cocktail?

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