Ep. 43: Bramble on! - The Bramble Cocktail and Lazy Morning Bramble
Welcome to episode 43 of The Art of Drinking with Join Jules and Your Favorite Uncle
What are we drinking this week?
And now’s my time, the time is now… to sing my song. Any Led Zeppelin fans out there? Well Led Zeppelin and the Bramble Cocktail’s inverter share one thing in common, they are from the UK and equally awesome. Jules takes a brilliant riff on this beautiful drink. Brad digs into the original and the history behind it.
Tip: Homemade Creme de Mure
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How do I make it Uncle Brad?
Brad, what will we need?
Lowball glass
Crushed ice
Lewis ice bag
Boston shaker (28oz/18oz tin on tin)
Jigger
London dry gin
Lemon juice
Simple syrup
Hawthrone & Fine mesh strainer
Creme de mure
Garnish: cocktail pick, blackberry, lemon slice, straw
Brad, how do I make it?
Chill lowball glass
You must use crushed ice because it adds dilution - YOU WANT THIS
Fill your chilled lowball with crushed ice
In Boston shaker (28oz/18oz tin on tin) add
2 oz a quality london dry gin
1 oz fresh lemon juice
Scant 1/2 oz of simple
Shake it!!!
Strain into your glass and top with more crushed ice, compact it so it makes a volcano shape.
Drizzle scant 3/4 oz of crème d mure liqueur around the ice mound to create a bleeding effect.
Garnish with Blackberry (and a raspberry for Dick) and slice of lemon and a short (sustainable) straw
Jules, what do we need?
Chilled rocks glass or coupe
Boston shaker
Jigger
Strainer: Hawthorne & fine mesh
Sprig of mint, for garnish
hand frother
gin, try Gray whale!
Lemon juice
Simple syrup
Blackberry jam
Vanilla yogurt
Peppermill
Ice
Jule’s The lazy morning bramble Version
2 oz gin
1 oz lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
1 tbsp blackberry jam
1 tbsp vanilla yogurt
1 tsp freshly cracked pepper
Add to a cocktail shaker, use a hand frother and froth to combine jam and yogurt
Add ice and shake
Double strain over a fresh cube in a small glass or a coupe!
What’s our tip?
Tip: Homemade Creme de mure
Approx. 5 cups blackberries
1 bottle red wine, like a red blend
1.5 cup sugar
1 cup vodka
Add blackberries to a large container and mash to create a blackberry liquid (you can also blend)
Then add bottle of red wine, and let sit for about 6 hours or a full 24 hrs if you’ve got time covered in a cool dark place.
After, strain and pour that liquid in a saucepan with the sugar.
Put on low heat, don’t boil until the sugar dissolves.
Once dissolved, let cool completely.
Once cooled at to a air tight jar and add in vodka.
Voila!
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Brad