The best gin and tonic balances the bitterness of tonic water against the aromatics of the gin. A London dry gin (such as Beefeater), Plymouth or Bombay work well. London dry gins will be more straightforward in flavor while Plymouth gin will be a bit more aromatic. We’ve also used Bombay Sapphire and loved it, but we really enjoy Sapphire’s extra spiciness.
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Total time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients:
| 3 ounces (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) gin |
| 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) fresh lime juice |
| 4 ounces (1/2 cup) tonic water |
| Lime wedge or slice |
| Ice |
Steps:
- Fill a high ball glass with ice. Add gin and lime juice. Then top with tonic water. Garnish with lime wedge or slice.
Nutrition Facts:
ServingSize 1 drink, Calories 269, Protein 0 g, Carbohydrate 12 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 11 g, Fat 0 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg
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Ingredients:
| Tanqueray London Dry Gin |
| Fresh Tonic Wate |
| Wedge of lime |
| Ice |
| Copa Glass |
Steps:
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Add ice to a copa glass and pour in 50 ml of Tanqueray London Dry Gin.
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Add with 150 ml of fresh tonic water.
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Stir.
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Add a wedge of lime to garnish.
How do you make Gin?
To start, make basic Gin, you can add the following into the boiler of your still. – 27g angelica, cassia, liquorice, grains of paradise, cubeb, 50g orange and lemon peel, ginger, orris root, cardamom, nutmeg 5g. Distill one more times as it will extract the flavours from the botanicals.
How much botanicals in a London Dry Gin?
So, use at your own risk. According to this Ratio Calculation, the total mass of botanicals used should be about 20 to 35 grams per litre of ethanol. If we take the dominant botanical, which in a London Dry Style Gin would normally be Juniper, and we make that X, then according to this Ration Calculation your proportions of Botanicals should be:
What are Gins made of?
Most Gins contain next to Juniper berry and citrus botanicals such as lemon and bitter orange peel, anise, angelica root and seed, orris root, liquorice root, cinnamon, cubeb, savoury, lime peel, grapefruit peel, dragon eye, saffron, baobab, frankincense, coriander, nutmeg and cassia bark.
How much juniper to use to make a gin?
I want to make a Gin with Juniper, Coriander, Angelica Root, Grains of Paradise, Sweet Orange Peel, Lemon Peel and Nutmeg. If I’m using 20g of Juniper, then my Coriander would be 10g, my Angelica Root and Grains of Paradise would be 2g each, and my Sweet Orange Peel, Lemon Peel and Nutmeg would be 0.2g or 200mg each.