Blackberry Bramble

Total Time Prep: 10 min.
Yield 1 cocktail
Toast to the summer season with this refreshing gin-based blackberry bramble cocktail.

Ingredients

  • 3 fresh blackberries
  • 1 ounce blackberry liqueur
  • Ice cubes
  • 2 ounces London dry gin
  • 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 ounce simple syrup
  • Crushed ice
  • Lemon wheel and fresh blackberry, for garnish

Directions

  1. In a small glass, muddle blackberries and blackberry liqueur.
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker three-quarters full with ice cubes. Add gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake until chilled, 15-20 seconds.
  3. Fill a rocks glass three-quarters full with crushed ice. Strain the gin mixture into the glass. Add additional crushed ice; strain the blackberry liqueur mixture through a fine mesh strainer into the glass, lightly pressing with the back of a spoon as it strains.
  4. Garnish with a lemon wheel and a blackberry to serve.

Nutrition Facts

1 cocktail: 310 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein.