{"id":23615,"date":"2018-10-05T05:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=23615"},"modified":"2019-10-18T09:44:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T16:44:15","slug":"blackberry-bramble-cocktail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=23615","title":{"rendered":"Blackberry Bramble Cocktail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>What a way to start off an afternoon!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We aren&#8217;t saying goodbye to summer yet here in Texas and a cocktail made with fresh blueberries is the perfect end to a hot day.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of you may be into Fall already. If so, I envy you. We don&#8217;t really have Fall or Spring here in our part of Texas. We have hot and cool sometimes a little cold but never those Fall days when you can see and feel the leaves falling around you or the welcomed Spring days that you smell fresh cut grass, smell after a rain shower and flowers popping up all over the place. What we do have is 12 months out of the year that my husband can play golf, can work outside and we enjoy our outdoor kitchen more from September through June before it does get a little too hot to even want to be outside.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On the second leg of our Michigan trip a couple of months ago we arrived in Traverse City just in time for lunch at the Firefly Grill. I&#8217;ve told you about the calamari (haven&#8217;t made that for you yet) and to wash that down I had a blackberry bramble cocktail.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a cocktail for lunch kind of person especially since dieting doesn&#8217;t usually include drinking. Well, this was a vacation so I thought what the heck and ordered a drink. I love any kind of fruit tossed and muddled into a drink and this was perfect. Of course the color, purple, was perfect too.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>BLAST FROM THE PAST:<\/strong><\/span> Want another great cocktail? I love an <a href=\"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/2013\/02\/22\/tomato-crostini-with-whipped-feta-aviation-cocktail-for-sns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aviation;<\/a>&nbsp;it dates back to 1916 when it was&nbsp;created by Hugo Ensslin and is made with gin (could use vodka) and Creme de Violet; a great floral taste and scent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23967\" src=\"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_3233-e1538577615503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Just a few ingredients for a great cocktail.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23968\" src=\"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_3234-e1538577664858.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Put about 4-5 blackberries in shaker and using a muddler (the green thing), mash up the blackberries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23969\" src=\"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_3240-e1538577722688.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pour into short glass and top with a couple of blackberries and orange peel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23971\" src=\"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_3247-e1538577753560.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sit back and enjoy!<\/p>\n<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-23964\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"23964\" data-servings=\"0\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-simple\">\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?wprm_print=blackberry-bramble-cocktail-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g ><path fill=\"#343434\" d=\"M19,5.09V1c0-0.552-0.448-1-1-1H6C5.448,0,5,0.448,5,1v4.09C2.167,5.569,0,8.033,0,11v7c0,0.552,0.448,1,1,1h4v4c0,0.552,0.448,1,1,1h12c0.552,0,1-0.448,1-1v-4h4c0.552,0,1-0.448,1-1v-7C24,8.033,21.833,5.569,19,5.09z M7,2h10v3H7V2z M17,22H7v-9h10V22z M18,10c-0.552,0-1-0.448-1-1c0-0.552,0.448-1,1-1s1,0.448,1,1C19,9.552,18.552,10,18,10z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name\">Blackberry Bramble Cocktail<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-details-container wprm-recipe-tags-container\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-details-container wprm-recipe-times-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-details-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1 1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">oz.bombay sapphire gin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">3\/4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">oz.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">lemon juice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">oz.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">simple syrup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">creme de mure blackberry liqueur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">blackberries per drink<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Sparkling water<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">optional<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Strip of orange peel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t \t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Put 4 of the blackberries in cocktail shaker and using a muddler, mash the blackberries.  Add crushed ice, lemon juice, gin, simple syrup, Creme de Mure blackberry liqueur to the shaker. Shake for a minute or so and then pour (I don't strain) into cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel and a couple of the fresh blackberries.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header\">Recipe Notes<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>If too strong for you, add a splash of something sparkling. 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We don&#8217;t really have Fall or Spring here in our part of Texas. We have hot and cool sometimes a little cold but never those Fall days when you can see and feel the leaves falling around you or the welcomed Spring days that you smell fresh cut grass, smell after a rain shower and flowers popping up all over the place. 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