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Spiced Bramble

By OcadoLife
“Making a base syrup using fruit and a complementary spice is the secret to upping your cocktail game,” say chefs Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich – founders of London-based restaurant Honey & Co. – who created this…
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Ingredients

7 total
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 100g blackberries, plus 4 to decorate
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • 200ml 200ml gin
  • 1 bottle sparkling water, to top up
  • 5 tarragon leaves (approx.), optional

Method

4 steps

  1. Step 1

    Chill 4 tall glasses. To make the syrup, heat the sugar in a small pan on a medium-high heat until melted.

  2. Step 2

    Gently muddle in the 100g blackberries and star anise. Add the vinegar and simmer on low for 2 mins.

  3. Step 3

    Remove from the heat. Cool completely; discard the star anise.

  4. Step 4

    Pour the gin and syrup into a big jug. Add lots of crushed ice; top up with sparkling water and stir well. Serve in the glasses, finished with tarragon, if using, and a blackberry.