The Bramble cocktail – England’s finest cocktail

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with England’s finest cocktail, the Bramble cocktail.

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The Bramble is often called England’s Cosmopolitan. It is common on bar menus in England, but is little known outside the country. It was in London I tried it the first time, and it is also in London’s Soho the cocktail was invented in 1984. The Bramble cocktail is easy to make with a perfect balance between sweet and sour. Add to that a delightful colour and charming name.

In England wild blackberries are often called brambles, hence the name. The original Bramble cocktail is made with crème de mûre, a French blackberry flavored liqueur. Here I substitute the liqueur with frozen blackberries and serve it without alcohol. My version is fairly fruity. In all fairness I also enclose the original recipe (source: cocktails.wikia.com). Happy New Year’s Eve!

I substitute the crème de mûre with frozen blackberries for a not complete authentic recipe, yet still delicious drink

The Bramble cocktail – my fruity version (makes 2):

100 ml water
50 ml sugar
juice of 1/3 lemon
12 blackberries (frozen will do fine)
sparkling water
ice cubes

Place all ingredients (except the sparkling water and the ice cubes) in a pan and bring to boil. Blend until smooth and allow to cool. Serve with equal amounts of sparkling water and lots of ice cubes.

The Bramble cocktail – the original:

50 ml gin
25 ml lemon juice
sugar syrup
15 ml crème de mûre
a couple of blackberries
a slice of lemon (garnish)

Make the sugar syrup by boiling equal amounts of sugar and water until the sugar has dissolved. Shake the gin, syrup and lemon juice in a shaker. Add the crème de mûre and blackberries. Garnish with a slice of lemon.

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