Juliet Gin · Recipe 24
Lemon & Cherry Bramble
The bramble finds new brambles to climb.
Ingredients
- 50 ml Juliet Gin
- 25 ml fresh lemon juice
- 15 ml simple syrup (1:1)
- 20 ml cherry liqueur
Method
Build over crushed ice. Serve in a Rocks glass (crushed ice). Garnish with Cherry + lemon wheel + mint.
Cherry liqueur: drizzled, not mixed — Luxardo or crème de cerise.
The story
The Bramble was invented in 1984 by Dick Bradsell at Fred's Club in London — a simple, brilliant application of crème de mûre (blackberry liqueur) drizzled over a gin sour on crushed ice. It looks spectacular, it's almost impossible to make badly, and it endures because the concept is flawless. Juliet Gin's cherry note makes a cherry-forward variation feel inevitable. Crème de cerise (cherry liqueur) replaces the blackberry, creating a drink that doesn't try to be the Bramble but honours its spirit entirely. The lemon and gin act as before; only the drizzle changes. The visual result — pale gin sour base with a dark cherry cascade — is if anything more dramatic than the original.
Tasting note
A stunning visual before the first sip — the cherry liqueur bleeds downward through the pale sour like ink in water. Lemon-gin brightness up front, then a wave of cherry sweetness mid-glass as the liqueur integrates. Juliet Gin was designed for this drink.