Wibble

COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS:
- 30 ml London Dry Gin
- 30 ml Sloe Gin
- 30 ml Fresh Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice
- 5 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
- 5 ml Rich Simple Syrup
- 5 ml Creme de Mure

GARNISH:
- Lemon Wheel
- Sprig of Mint
- Dehydrated Strawberry Slice

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Combine all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
• Add ice and shake until chilled.
• Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a lemon wheel, sprig of mint and a dehydrated strawberry slice.

Cocktail author: Dick Bradsell.

Dick Bradsell has created many cocktail recipes that are now considered to be modern classics. Wibble might be living in the shadow of its famous siblings such as Bramble or Espresso Martini, but it absolutely deserves more attention.

Cocktail base is split between juniper forward London dry gin and sweet fruity tones of sloe berries in the sloe gin. Blackberry liqueur further expands on the fruity notes blending seamlessly with sloe gin creating a tasty fusion. Simple syrup reinforces those individual liqueur notes while at the same time keeping healthy dose of citrus in check. Ruby red grapefruit juice brings bitter tartness to the mix subtly increasing cocktail complexity and together with lemon juice providing that fragrant citrusy balance.

All in all, Wibble might be one of the more obscure cocktails, but it is tasty and fruity nonetheless, possessing an almost decadent like quality that makes it incredibly delicious and drinkable.

Source material:
https://punchdrink.com/recipes/wibble/