This modern, yet classic cocktail was created in the mid-1980s by famous London bartender Dick Bradsell.

The Bramble has at least three of the qualities that allow many great cocktails to thrive: it’s relatively easy to make, it’s well-balanced — a tight rack of sour, sweet and fruit — and it has a memorably evocative name.

The unfussy gin and lemon juice concoction is potent, but with a tart and fruity taste and the pink-purple hue comes from the addition of blackberry liqueur that is poured gently over the top of the drink to stop it mixing with the other ingredients, creating a stunning visual effect in the glass.

Cheers.

Glass

Old fashioned

Ingredients

50ml of London dry gin

15ml of Crème de Mûre

25ml of fresh lemon juice

A dash of sugar syrup

Ice (for shaking and crushed ice to serve)

Fresh blackberries to garnish

Directions

1 Pour the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup over ice and shake.

2 Strain the mixture over crushed ice in glass

3 Gently pour the Crème de Mûre over the top of the mixture

4 Garnish with a twist of lemon and fresh blackberries