Mountain Bramble
Blackberries muddled in the glass, gin sour shaken and strained over, then topped with soda and mint. The bramble goes hiking.
Medium
Difficulty
5 min
Time
190 Cal
Calories
Flavor profile
Gin
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Mint(optional)Garnish with
- BlackberryGround
- Lemon Juice¾ oz
- Gin2 oz
- Simple Syrup¾ oz
- Soda WaterTop
Ingredient substitutions
No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep Mountain Bramble close to the original.
Instead of Blackberry
- Raspberry— brighter berry
Instead of Lemon Juice
- Lime Juice— sharper, greener
Instead of Gin
- Old Tom Gin— slightly softer and sweeter
- Vodka— cleaner, less botanical
Instead of Simple Syrup
- Agave Syrup— cleaner sweetness
- Honey Syrup— floral sweetness
Instead of Soda Water
- Lemon-Lime Soda— sweeter, citrusy
- Tonic Water— adds a bittersweet edge
Instructions
Muddle the blackberries in a tumbler glass.
Mix the Gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a shaker and strain over chopped ice.
Top with Soda water and garnish with more blackberries and some mint.
Pairs well with
Blackberries and mint tumble through this gin fizz for alpine picnic bites:
- Blackberry brie bites
- Smoked ham on rye
- Lemon shortbread
- Salted trail mix
Similar taste
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