THE GIN TO YOUR TONIC! - Market Liquors

Posted 8th Apr 2019

Here are our top 5 Gin and Tonic’s that we think are the perfect Gin and Tonic combinations!
Thanks to Buzzfeed for the G&T inspiration: https://bzfd.it/2WOePHC

1. Strawberry And Black Pepper Gin And Tonic :
(Serves 1)
Ingredients:

50ml Gin (You can use any Gin) ,
4 large strawberries,
black peppercorns and grinder,
ice,
200ml Tonic Water.

Directions:

Pour the gin into the glass, and add three sliced strawberries. Fill the glass with ice, and a twist of black pepper. Pour in the tonic water, stir, and add a strawberry for garnish.

2. Blood Orange Gin And Tonic:
(Serves 1)

Ingredients:

45ml Gin
60ml Fresh blood orange juice
couple dashes orange bitters
120ml Tonic water

Directions:

Fill a highball glass with ice. Add gin, blood orange juice, and orange bitters.Top with tonic water and gently stir. Garnish with a blood orange slice and serve.

3. Cranberry And Thyme Gin And Tonic:
(Serves 1)
Ingredients

170ml Fresh cranberries
60ml White granulated sugar
120ml Water
Splash of orange juice
2ml pure vanilla extract
Fresh Thyme leaves
Gin of choice
Tonic of choice

Directions

In a small saucepan, mix together the cranberries, sugar, water, orange juice and vanilla extract. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, pressing the cranberries with the back of your spoon until they pop. Add the fresh thyme and smash with the back of your spoon.Note: The mixture should be much looser than traditional cranberry sauce. Pour the mixture through a strainer, discarding the solids, and reserving the cranberry syrup.

To assemble the cocktail, add about 30ml syrup to each glass. Top with a few cubes of ice, 60ml of gin and then top with tonic. Mix and garnish with fresh sprigs of thyme.

4. Grapefruit And Tarragon Gin And Tonic:
(Serves 1)
Ingredients:

2 Fresh tarragon leaves, plus extra for garnish
1 tablespoon Brown raw sugar
60ml Fresh squeezed ruby red grapefruit, strained
60ml Gin (any Gin can be used)
150ml Tonic Water
A sliver of grapefruit
Ice Cubes

Directions:
In a cocktail shaker, add the tarragon and the sugar. Then add a handful of ice cubes, the grapefruit juice and the gin. Shake it up.
Fill a tall glass halfway with ice cubes. Add a some tarragon leaves, and sliver of grapefruit. Pour contents of shaker into glass and top off with tonic water.

5. Blackberry And Lemon Gin And Tonic:
(Serves 4)
Ingredients:

12 blackberries
20 fresh mint leaves
2 Lemons
125ml simple syrup
240ml Gin
Tonic water
Ice

Directions:
Place 3 blackberries and 5 mint leaves into each glass and stir together.
Pour lemon juice, simple syrup and gin into a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake for 1 minute.
Fill each glass with ice, and divide mixture from shaker into each glass. Top off each drink with tonic water, stir and serve.

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