The Bramble with honey instead of simple syrup.
Why you are pouring this tonight
The Honey Bramble is the Bramble (Dick Bradsell’s modern classic, Soho 1984) with honey syrup in place of simple. Gin, lemon, honey, with a sinking ribbon of crème de mûre on top that bleeds slowly through the crushed ice as you drink it. Looks like a small sunset in a rocks glass. Tastes like a long Saturday afternoon.
Crème de mûre is real French blackberry liqueur. Briottet at any decent bottle shop. Use a London Dry gin (Beefeater, Tanqueray) and a real honey syrup (3:1 honey to hot water). The crushed ice is the technique; cubes will not catch the sinking cassis-style float. Build the gin, lemon and honey first, pour into the glass with crushed ice, then drizzle the crème de mûre slowly over the top so it sinks. Garnish with a lemon twist and three fresh blackberries. Pair with a cheese board, dark chocolate, a Saturday afternoon that has nowhere else to go.
What to pour it alongside
Cheese boards, dark chocolate, autumn afternoons.
Notes
Crushed ice not cubes, the slow melt is part of the build. The cassis-style bramble layer should bleed slowly through the drink as you sip.
The recipe
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