Brambling Man

This variation on the Bramble layers fruity flavors with Bombay Sapphire’s namesake raspberry and blackberry infused gin that honors the classic cocktail.

Ingredients

1 ounce Bombay Sapphire Bramble Gin
1/2 ounce Chambord Liqueur
1/2 ounce Spanish white vermouth, such as Manuel Acha Atxa Vino Vermouth Blanco
1/2 ounce Spiced Blackberry Shrub, method follows
1 1/2 ounces Cranberry Juice

Instructions

Strain over ice in a rocks glass.

Spiced Blackberry Shrub
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup fresh blackberries
1 cup apple cider vinegar

Combine sugar and blackberries along with ground cinnamon, all spice, nutmeg and star anise, to taste. Allow to naturally macerate overnight, unrefrigerated.

The following day, add apple cider vinegar. Allow it to stand overnight. Pour mixture through a chinois to allow liquid to separate from seeds. Discard solids.

-Christy Bradley, Virgin Hotels New Orleans