Spiced Grapefruit Gin and Tonic
The gin and tonic gets holiday upgrade with grapefruit and spiced simple syrup in this Spiced Grapefruit Gin and Tonic.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 drinks 1x
- Category: cocktails
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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Spiced Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 5 whole cloves
- 10 cardamom pods
- 2 star anise pods
- 4 whole allspice pods
- 5 pink peppercorns
For Cocktails:
- Ice
- 1 Winter Sweetz grapefruit, segmented
- 8 oz (1 cup) gin
- 4 oz (1/2 cup) spiced simple syrup
- 8-12 oz tonic water
- Grapefruit peel, for garnish
Instructions
- To make spiced simple syrup, place all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil, stirring. Simmer about 5 minutes and remove from heat. Let syrup cool completely in the pan before straining into a jar or measuring cup. This will make enough for plenty of drinks!
- Muddle grapefruit segments in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Make sure to remove any piths to avoid bitterness.
- Add ice, gin and cooled simple syrup. Shake vigorously.
- Fill 4 glasses with ice. Strain gin mixture into glasses and top each with tonic. Garnish with grapefruit peel and rosemary (optional).
Keywords: grapefruit cocktail, spiced cocktail
Find it online: https://livelytable.com/spiced-grapefruit-gin-tonic/