Blueberry Bramble
Time: 13 minutes
Serves: 1
Bramble cocktails are traditionally made with blackberries, but the luscious sweetness and deep color of fresh blueberries are a worthy variation on this popular drink. Make the blueberry simple syrup ahead of time, store it in the fridge, and you’ll be set to sip any time!
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
8 minutes
Serves:
1
Perfect for:
Cocktail Parties
Birthday Parties
Ingredients
Blueberry simple syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 package (6 ounces) Driscoll’s Blueberries
- 1/2 cup honey
Cocktail
- Ice
- 2 ounces gin
- 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 1 ounce blueberry simple syrup
- 1/2 ounce crème de cassis
- Driscoll’s Blueberries
- Lemon peel
Directions
Blueberry simple syrup
- POUR 1/2 cup water into a saucepan.
- ADD 1/2 package (6 ounces) blueberries.
- COOK over medium high until blueberries begin to open, 5 – 8 minutes.
- MASH blueberries with a potato masher or the back of a large spoon.
- STRAIN mixture through a fine strainer into a bowl and DISCARD solids.
- STIR IN 1/2 cup honey.
- TRANSFER to a lidded jar and STORE in refrigerator until needed.
Cocktail
- FILL a cocktail tumbler with ice and SET ASIDE.
- POUR 2 ounces (about 1/4 cup) gin into a cocktail shaker.
- ADD 1 ounce (about 2 tablespoons) fresh lemon juice.
- ADD 1 ounce (about 2 tablespoons) blueberry simple syrup.
- ADD 1/2 ounce (about 1 tablespoon) crème de cassis.
- FILL cocktail shaker with ice.
- COVER cocktail shaker tightly with lid.
- SHAKE cocktail shaker until sides are well frosted.
- POUR cocktail into prepared cocktail tumbler.
- GARNISH with blueberries and GARNISH with lemon peel.
- SERVE immediately.
