Scope Creep + Bramble

Projects and budgets have a way of expanding. How does that happen? Phil and Chris get to the bottom of it, and the cocktails, in this episode.

Featured Cocktail: Dark Manhattan (makes 1)

Tip: Making two? Just double everything.

Ingredients

• 4 fresh blackberries

• 2 oz gin

• 1 oz fresh lemon juice

• 1/2 oz simple syrup

• 1/4 oz crème de mûre

• Crushed ice

Instructions

1. Muddle the blackberries in a shaker.

2. Add gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice and shake.

3. Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice and strain over.

4. Drizzle crème de mûre over the top.

5. Garnish with a blackberry (and/or lemon wheel if you want to get fancy).

Watch the episode

Want the full scope-creep breakdown from Phil and Chris?

Catch the episode here → Stop Scope Creep with One Meeting