Name: Dramble
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Scotch whisky; 30 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 10 ml Blackberry liqueur

Dramble
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Blended Scotch whisky
1 oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₃ oz	Giffard Crème de Mûre liqueur

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of blackberry.
POUR first 3 ingredients into glass filled with crushed ice.
STIR or SWIZZLE.
DRIZZLE crème de mûre around surface of cocktail.
Garnish with blackberry.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

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Boozy

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Basically, a whisky sour served over crushed ice with a dash of rich crème de mûre. For whisky drinkers this Scotch whisky riff on Dick Bradsell's classic Bramble is even better than the original gin based cocktail.

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History:

Created in 2013 by Jacob Briars at Aberfeldy Distillery during a tasting session, this is a Dewar's whisky twist on the on the Bramble, hence the name Dramble. The name is also fitting as Tommy Dewar, one of the two brothers who built the Aberfeldy Distillery and the Dewar's whisky brand, being known for his Ramble Round the Globe book, so there's a pun at play there too.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Dramble contains 212 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
17.53% alc./vol. (17.53° proof)
20.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal

2nd June at 10:05

A fantastic variation of a Bramble. One to give to people not convinced by the idea of Scotch Cocktails.

Mike Gibb

29th March at 15:33

Not being a great fan of layered/ fragmented cocktails, I followed Calvin's inspired suggestion of a Negroni-style serve. The JW Black Label and Sisca (Lejay as-was) crème de mûre were given equal weight and the fruity result was perfect for an early summer afternoon. One for Blood and Sand lovers.

Calvin Grant

15th November 2023 at 02:51

Poured all the ingredients over ice, stirred, drank, like you would a negroni. Exceptional! A new favorite. Sidetrack Distillery's Blackberry Liqueur produced more of a six than a four on the sweetness/dry/sour scale IMO.