Your classic G&T gets an upgrade with aromatics like citrus, rosemary, and mint. Use the best tonic you can find and instead of using a highball glass, serve this in an almost ridiculously big, bulbous wine glass. It’s fresh and festive and allows the room you need for all those fragrant add-ins.
• ON-DEMAND: Listen to Alex describe this super-simple summer cocktail. •
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Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin
- 4 ounces good-quality tonic water, (we like Fevertree or Q-Tonic)
- Aromatics such as citrus rind, rosemary, thyme, mint, cucumber, maybe even a few floating peppercorns, or whatever you like, in any combination
Servings: cocktail
Instructions
- Add ice and all ingredients to a balloon wine glass and give it a gentle stir.
We were just in Spain and I can tell you this is a very authentic recipe right down to the glass. Lemon was always used and sometimes we got pink pepper and juniper berries in ours. My favorite was a dried slice of Seville orange. Tanqueray actually makes an orange hued Seville gin.