Bramble
The Bramble is an IBA New Era Drink: 4 ingredients, shaken and served in a rocks glass. That makes 130 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassRocks glass
In the glass130 ml
Strength18.8%
Ingredients
- 50 mlgin
- 25 mlfresh lemon juice
- 12.5 mlsimple syrup
- 15 mlcrème de mûre
Method
- Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker except the Crème de Mûre, shake well with ice, strain into chilled old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice, then pour the blackberry liqueur (Crème de Mûre) over the top of the drink, in a circular motion.
Garnish: Garnish optionally with a lemon slice and blackberries.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- Sweetness shows without covering: it comes from simple syrup, with 0.4 out of 10 of bitterness holding it back.
- round → sour
- Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 49th of 186, and it comes from fresh lemon juice.
- light → strong
- 18.8% after dilution: the middle band, 53rd of 186.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on gin.
Five that come close
- Mai-TaiBuilt on rum and with gold rum in place of gin.
- CaipirinhaBuilt on cachaça and with cachaça in place of gin.
- Whiskey SourBuilt on whisky and with bourbon whiskey in place of gin.
- CaipiroskaBuilt on vodka and with vodka in place of gin.
- IllegalBuilt on tequila and with mezcal in place of gin.
Every drink near the Bramble on the map
Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026