Bramble (cocktail)

Bramble

IBA Official Cocktail
Type	Mixed drink
Primary alcohol by volume	Gin
Standard garnish	Blackberry, Lemon Slice
Standard drinkware	Old Fashioned glass
IBA specified ingredients*	4 cl gin 1.5 cl lemon juice 1 cl simple syrup 1.5 cl Creme de Mure(blackberry liqueur)
Preparation	Fill glass with crushed ice. Build gin, lemon juice and simple syrup over. Stir, and then pour blackberry liqueur over in a circular fashion to create marbling effect. Garnish with two blackberries and lemon slice.
* Bramble recipe at International Bartenders Association

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 and crème de mûre. Bradsell also suggests finishing off the cocktail with some fresh red fruits (such as blackberries, cranberries) and a slice of lemon. The Bramble is served with crushed ice, over which the cocktail is poured. The visual 'trickle down' effect, similar to a bramble bush is often credited as the origin of the cocktail's name. It closely resembles the popular Gin Fix.

History

The Bramble was created in London, England in the mid-80s,^[1] the result of a wave that was sweeping the bar-tending scene of the British capital. A product of the cocktail revolutionary Dick Bradsell, the Bramble was a simple and easy to make yet^[2] delectable twist on the old favourite, the Gin Fix. The Bramble came to life in 1984^[3] when Bradsell was working in Fred's Club, a downtown Soho Bar run by an ex-Butler, where the emphasis was on service and style.

See also

• List of cocktails

References

1. "Dick Bradsell - How To Drink". How To Drink. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
2. "Bramble Cocktail". scribd.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
3. "Case Study – The Bramble". T-Magazine. The New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2015.