Twilight Bramble
A refreshing berry cocktail—tart, structured and restrained. Without the trick of lighting, the colour lands in that near-black crimson that reads unmistakably Halloween. Use Bareksten Botanical Gin to make the Twilight Bramble cocktail. Ingredients
Serves 1
2 handfuls fresh, ripe blackberries
2 oz (60 ml) Bareksten Botanical Gin
¼ oz (7.5 ml) fresh lemon juice
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Simple Syrup*
1 dash orange bitters
soda water, to top
1 slice lemon and 1 fresh blackberry, skewered, for garnish
Instructions
- In a glass, muddle blackberries. Pour into a strainer set over a bowl and use a spoon to press what is left of blackberries through strainer for maximum juice. In a cocktail shaker, combine gin, 1½ oz (45 ml) blackberry juice, lemon juice, Simple Syrup and orange bitters. Add ice and shake for 10 seconds, then pour with ice into a Collins glass. Top with a splash of soda water, garnish with lemon and blackberry skewer and serve.
- *1:1 ratio of granulated sugar dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using.