Bramble
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 14.3%
- Std. drinks
- 1.26
- Calories
- 177
- Sugar
- 12.8 g
- 1¾ ozGin50 ml
- ¾ ozLemon juice25 ml
- ½ ozSimple syrup13 ml
- ½ ozCrème de mûre15 ml
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1 : 1¼
Highlighted: not in the Illegal.
Head to head
Bramble and Illegal side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have simple syrup. Only the Bramble has gin, lemon juice and crème de mûre; only the Illegal has mezcal, overproof white rum, falernum, Maraschino liqueur and lime juice. In parts, a Bramble is 4 gin, 2 lemon, 1 syrup and 1¼ mûre; an Illegal is 2 mezcal, 1 rum, 1 falernum, ¼ Maraschino, 1½ lime and 1 syrup. By volume, the Bramble is 49% spirit, 24% citrus, 15% liqueur and 12% syrup and sugar; the Illegal is 44% spirit, 22% citrus, 19% liqueur and 15% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
They are about equally strong in the glass (14.3% and 14.5% ABV), but the Illegal is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.43 standard drinks against 1.26). The Illegal has more calories (about 204 against 177) and more sugar (14.7 g against 12.8 g). Both are shaken; the Bramble is served in a rocks glass, the Illegal in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1 : 1¼
Highlighted: not in the Illegal.
Sours · Mezcal
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : ¼ : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Bramble.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Bramble vs.
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