brambly

I’m not sure I would have checked out the brambly folk of Haley Heynderickx without his recommendation, but I’m so glad I did — her “Gemini” is a new favorite of mine.

Even the narrow half-mile from the Manchester Docks to the Interstate 95 bridge, wedged between the river and the sewage plant, has a dense, brambly energy, like the Jabberwock’s “tulgey wood.”

Stirred into a split of bourbon and rye, the liqueur helps create a contemporary, brambly take on a manhattan.

During the peak months from April to June, as many as 500 visitors a day pile off tour buses at Mr. Liu’s site, paying $3 each to perch on a brambly hillside overlooking the water.

Invasive, brambly shrubs, brought to the United States as ornamental plants, are much better at adapting to the warmer temperatures than native species and are quickly moving in to take their place.