Strawberry Gin and Tonic

Strawberry Gin and Tonic is simply a fantastic Spring cocktail with a gorgeous reddish color. As overmuch arsenic I emotion a regular Gin and Tonic, I person to accidental I emotion a Strawberry Gin and Tonic adjacent more.

And they are ace casual to make! A Gin and Tonic is specified a refreshing cocktail and it is adjacent much refreshing with caller strawberries added. The spirit of strawberries and gin are cleanable together.

Make A Strawberry Syrup

You’ll commencement by making a strawberry syrup. This tin beryllium done respective days successful beforehand and it volition support successful the refrigerator for up to a week.

To marque the strawberry syrup, harvester 2 cups of chopped strawberries (the fresher and riper, the better) successful a tiny saucepan with 1/2 cupful of granulated sweetener and 1/2 cupful of water. Simmer for 10 minutes. Let chill immoderate and past determination the substance into a fine-meshed strainer acceptable implicit a ample solid measuring cupful oregon a bowl. Press connected the strawberries with the backmost of a spoon, extracting arsenic overmuch liquid arsenic you tin retired of them.

Which Brand of Gin?

My favourite marque of gin for Gin and Tonic is Tanquerey, a adust London Gin that has a wonderfully dry, crisp taste. Other large gins for a gin and tonic are Hendrick’s Gin and Bombay Sapphire.

For tonic water, I similar to use Fever-Tree Tonic Water but immoderate tonic h2o volition work.

How To Make a Strawberry Gin and Tonic

For each drink, determination 2 ounces of strawberry syrup and 2 ounces of gin into a solid with ice. Fill the remainder of the mode with tonic water. Squeeze a small lime foodstuff successful the glass.

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Strawberry Gin and Tonic

Strawberry Gin and Tonic is simply a fantastic Spring cocktail with a gorgeous reddish color. So airy and refreshing

Course Cocktail

Cuisine American

Keyword gin, Spring

Prep Time 20 minutes

Refrigerate Simple Syrup 1 hour

Servings 1

Equipment

• Fine-Meshed Strainer

Ingredients

Strawberry Simple Syrup

• 2 cups chopped strawberries
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup water

Remaining Ingredients

• 2 ounces strawberry syrup
• 2 ounces gin, chilled
• 4 ounces tonic water, chilled
• 1 lime wedge

Instructions

• In tiny saucepan, harvester strawberries, sweetener and water. Bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes. Mash down connected the strawberries some. Let cool.
• Pour strawberry substance into a fine-meshed strainer acceptable implicit a solid measuring cup. Press down connected strawberries with the backmost of a spoon to get arsenic overmuch liquid retired arsenic you can.

  Refrigerate until cold.
• Fill a solid halfway with ice. Pour the starwberry syrup and gin into the glass.
• Fill the remainder of the mode with tonic water.
• Squeeze lime wedge into drink.

  Serve.

The station Strawberry Gin and Tonic appeared archetypal connected Spicy Southern Kitchen.