Bramble

"Delicious Bramble Cocktail Recipe: A Refreshing Blackberry and Gin Beverage!" #cocktails #cocktailflavors

The Bramble is a classic cocktail that is both refreshing and tart. Created in the 1980s by London bartender Dick Bradsell, the Bramble brings together the sweet, earthy flavors of blackberry with the sharp tang of lemon, all smoothed out by a touch of simple syrup and a base of dry gin. It's a perfect drink for those who enjoy a balance of fruitiness and acidity in their cocktails.

The Bramble is known for its fruity flavor, with the crisp notes of gin complemented by the lush sweetness of blackberry liqueur and the bright tang of lemon juice.

The hands of a prince calling for help rise out of a tangle of thorny, bramble-like stems spreading around a castle whose towers can be seen in the background

Birds in blackberry bramble illustration for iPhone by Jackie Morris, taken from ‘The Lost Words’ by Robert Macfarlane

It's BLACKBERRY season! Yeah! The lovely British summer has yielded a bumper crop of lush blackberries, and the local Suffolk fields nearby are heavy with fruit. My mum makes a mean, tart bramble jam/jelly, recipe follows:- INGREDIENTS 1.3kg/3lb blackberries, washed 2 large cooking apples, washed, cored and diced 450ml/¾ pint water 1 lemon, juice only Granulated sugar Sterilized jam jars and jam pot covers (place in boiling water) METHOD: 1. Prepare a jelly bag or tea towel by boiling in…

The Bramble is a classic 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!

The flower of the Bramble, or Blackberry, Rubus fruticosa

Thorny as hell and a pain almost all year except when the blackberry fruits and they become a must have Autumn delight.