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Bitter Bramble
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Bitter Bramble
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 5⁄6 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur) |
Garnish: Fresh strawberry
How to make:
SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with crushed ice. DRIZZLE bitter red liqueur over the cocktail (which will bleed through ice as it sinks).
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Just as billed, a bitter version of the contemporary classic Bramble.
History:
A riff on Dick Bradsell's classic Bramble created in November 2022 by Juan Jose Orellano Peñalver during a Bar Academy in the Caribbean to showcase how to make classic cocktails. Juan Jose's original recipe calls for Arbikie Kirsty's Gin and a serve over cubes or a chunk of block ice.
Nutrition:
One serving of Bitter Bramble contains 197 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 17.05% alc./vol. (17.05° proof)
- 17.9 grams of pure alcohol
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