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Blackberry Bramble

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Blackberry Bramble featuring fresh muddled blackberries, gin, lemon juice and soda or ginger beer- a refreshing summer cocktail!

A refreshing summer drink, The Blackberry Bramble, featuring fresh muddled blackberries, gin, lemon juice and soda or ginger beer | www.feastingathome.com

A refreshing summer drink, featuring fresh muddled blackberries, gin, lemon juice  and soda or ginger beer, is called the Blackberry Bramble Cocktail.  A spin off the classic drink- the Bramble, first created in London in the 80’s, made with dry gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and Crème de Mûre, a blackberry liquor – here I’ve added a handful of fresh juicy ripe blackberries, muddled and served over ice, topped with soda or ginger brew for a flavorful twist.

It’s been a blackberry week around here in the Fountaine home. Another catering over-purchase I’m afraid –which in this case turned out OK with me,  because I happen to love blackberries,  but the challenge then becomes loving them enough before the juicy little guys go south. So I’ve been putting them in our daily salad bowl, as you saw last week, freezing them, making smoothies, pickling them, dipping them into chocolate, and now I’ve resorted to drinking them.

This could easily be made a very refreshing “mocktail”, sans alcohol –becoming  Sparkling Blackberry Lemonade, without the gin or liquor, by adding muddled blackberries into lemonade, and adding a bit of soda or ginger ale. The color is beautiful.

A refreshing summer drink, The Blackberry Bramble, featuring fresh muddled blackberries, gin, lemon juice and soda or ginger beer | www.feastingathome.com

 

For the Bramble Cocktail, muddle ripe juicy blackberries with fresh lemon juice, blackberry liquor (optional), gin, simple syrup, or agave,  then double strain to remove the seeds. I actually had to use a fine mesh strainer, because the built-in strainer in the shaker did not strain the seeds. Pour over ice and top with fizzy water or ginger brew, with a twist of lemon.

A refreshing summer drink, The Blackberry Bramble, featuring fresh muddled blackberries, gin, lemon juice and soda or ginger beer | www.feastingathome.com

And be refreshed….

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Blackberry Bramble

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A refreshing summer cocktail, the bramble combines fresh blackberries, gin, lemon juice and soda- or for a refreshing twist, try topping with Ginger Brew.

  • Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home Blog
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Yield: 3-4 1x
  • Category: Drinks
  • Method: Stirred
  • Cuisine: Northwest
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Ingredients

  • ½ C fresh blackberries
  • 2 Ounces Dry Gin
  • 1 Ounce Blackberry Liquor ( optional)
  • 1 Ounce simple syrup or maple or agave
  • 1 1/2 Ounce fresh lemon juice
  • Ginger Brew or Soda

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle blackberries with gin, blackberry liquor ( optional) lemon juice, simple syrup or agave, until broken up and they release their juice.
  2. Double strain, using a fine mesh strainer, to remove seeds.
  3. Fill 3-4 rocks glasses with ice. Divide blackberry -gin mix among the glasses, and top with soda or ginger brew. Garnish with a blackberry and lemon zest.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 195

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  1. Ali says

    June 27, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    Lovely!

    ★★★★★

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  2. Alexa says

    January 05, 2017 at 7:05 pm

    Where did you get these glasses? I work for a hotel and we really like the look of them!

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    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      January 06, 2017 at 9:16 am

      They are made by a Finnish Company I think? They were my moms,vintage I think.

      Reply
      • Melissa Laitasalo says

        May 15, 2017 at 2:47 pm

        They are indeed Finnish glassware! They are part of the Iitala Ultima Thule collection. Definitely do not sell those for 0.25 in a garage sale 😉 We enjoy these as well and they are absolutely perfect for all occasions!! I came across your drink recipe & it looks like I will be making it in these same glasses =)

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  3. Faye says

    May 03, 2016 at 5:35 pm

    Gorgeous photography! Stunning!

    ★★★★★

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  4. Jordan @ Jordan's Onion says

    June 06, 2015 at 1:47 am

    This looks beyond delicious! I love blackberries 🙂

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    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      June 06, 2015 at 1:10 pm

      Thanks Jordan!

      Reply
  5. Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says

    June 05, 2015 at 11:25 pm

    This is a stunningly beautiful drink and a perfect way to utilize extra blackberries.. or the perfect reason to puchase some blackberries!! I love the touch of lemon zest- a superb cocktail to kick off the weekend right! Thanks for sharing ♡

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    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      June 06, 2015 at 1:11 pm

      Thanks Cheyanne!

      Reply
  6. Mary Frances says

    June 04, 2015 at 3:10 pm

    Wow!! This looks like the perfect summer drink! I’ll have to treat myself to this one evening 🙂

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