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Cocktail bar: Delicious bramble

Cocktail bar: Delicious bramble
Cocktail bar: Delicious bramble (Photo: iStock)

If you are a big fan of the refreshing blend of zesty lemon, tangy blackberries and sweet sugar, this is your go-to cocktail. With a final pour of Creme de Mure, the Bramble cocktail achieves a gorgeous pink tint as it swirls slowly into the enticing drink.

Bramble cocktail gets its name from the bramble bush, the plant that grows blackberries. The drink was created in 1984 by bartender Dick Bradsell while working at Fred's Club in Soho, London. He was inspired by his childhood memories of picking blackberries and wanted to make a simple, flavourful cocktail.

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