Chocolate bramble cocktail recipe

• 0.5 lemon, juice only
• 100 ml (3.5fl oz) gin
• 25 ml (0.9fl oz) Creme de Mures (blackberry liqueur)
• 8 blackberries
• 1 cup crushed ice
• 2 squares of your favourite dark chocolate
• 300 g (10.6oz) unrefined golden caster sugar
• 150 g (5.3oz) 70% dark chocolate, broken into pieces

1. First, make the chocolate liquor.
2. Put 150ml water in a saucepan along with the sugar and bring to a simmer.
3. Allow to rest for 2 minutes, then pour over the chocolate pieces in a bowl.
4. Whisk well and leave to cool thoroughly.
5. Meanwhile, place 2 martini glasses in the freezer for at least 30 minutes to get the frosted effect.
6. In a cocktail shaker or jug, place the lemon juice, gin, Creme de Mures and 6 of the blackberries.
7. Muddle and mix well until the blackberries burst slightly.
8. Place a pyramid of crushed ice into each glass and pour over the blackberry mixture.
9. Now top up each glass with the chocolate liquor, then place a blackberry and a piece of dark chocolate on top of each ice pyramid.

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Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/17706/chocolate-bramble-cocktail-recipe (may not work)