If you are doing some spring cleaning to your bar cart to prepare for sunnier days ahead, then consider adding Bombay Sapphire Bramble gin to your collection. Made with a one hundred percent natural infusion of blackberries and raspberries, the Bramble’s vibrant flavour profile and blush colour make it the perfect addition to any spring cocktail. Raise a glass to warmer weather with these 4 light, bright and uplifting cocktail recipes.
1.Bramble & Tonic
By swapping out your usual gin of choice with Bombay’s Bramble, you reinvent the palate of a classic G&T. The berry notes of the Bramble gin are activated with the fresh lemon garnish, creating the perfect spring sipper.
- Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz Bombay Bramble Gin
- 5 oz Indian Tonic
- Garnish -Lemon Wedge
- Method
- Build over cubed ice.
- Squeeze and drop in lemon wedge.
2. Bramble & Sonic
If you are searching for a way to lighten up your happy hour drink, while keeping the overall sugar content low, consider swapping out plain tonic, for its distant cousin sonic, a fusion of equal parts soda water and tonic water.
- Ingredients
- 1 oz Bombay Bramble Gin
- 2 oz Soda Water
- 2 oz Tonic Water
- Garnish -Lemon Wedge
- Method
- Build over cubed ice in a highball glass.
- Garnish with a fresh lemon wedge.
3. Bramble
Invented in 1984, The Bramble recipe originates from the famed Dick Bradsell, who also created the Espresso Martini. The original cocktail was crafted with a mix of dry gin and blackberry liqueur, but this modern reinvention replaces those ingredients with the Bombay Bramble gin for ease of mixing.
- Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz Bombay Bramble Gin
- ¾ oz Lemon Juice
- ¾ oz Simple Syrup
- Garnish – Lemon Wedge and Blackberry
- Method
- Build ingredients into a rocks glass.
- Top with crushed ice.
- Garnish with a fresh lemon wedge and blackberry.
4. Clover Club
For a more sophisticated drink, try this cocktail classic with a twist. The berry base of an original Clover Club is elevated further with the addition of Bombay Bramble Sapphire Gin, creating a smooth yet tart drink that is bursting with spring flavours.
- Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz Bombay Bramble Gin
- ¾ oz Lemon Juice
- 1 oz Simple Syrup (1:1 Sugar to Water)
- 1 Egg White (about ½ oz)
- Garnish – Raspberries and Blackberries
- Method
- Put some cubed ice into your cocktail shaker.
- Pour Bombay Bramble, lemon juice, sugar syrup and egg white into the shaker.
- Shake hard & strain into a chilled coupette or martini glass.
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