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 Tom Collins.
Head to head
Bramble and Tom Collins side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Gin, lemon and sugar in both. The Bramble is shaken short over crushed ice with more lemon and a drizzle of crème de mûre; the 1876 Tom Collins has only a few dashes of syrup and is filled up with soda water, so it is longer, drier and lighter.
By the numbers
The Bramble uses crème de mûre where the Tom Collins uses soda water; both have gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. In parts, a Bramble is 4 gin, 2 lemon, 1 syrup and 1¼ mûre; a Tom Collins is 1 lemon, 2 gin and 2 soda. By volume, the Bramble is 49% spirit, 24% citrus, 15% liqueur and 12% syrup and sugar; the Tom Collins is 39% mixer and juice, 39% spirit, 19% citrus and 3% syrup and sugar.
The Bramble is the stronger drink in the glass (14.3% ABV against 11.1%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.26 and 1.35 standard drinks). The Bramble has more calories (about 177 against 150) and more sugar (12.8 g against 3.5 g). Both are shaken; the Bramble is served in a rocks glass, the Tom Collins in a highball.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1 : 1¼
Highlighted: not in the Tom Collins.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · 1 : 2 : 2
Highlighted: not in the Bramble.
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