Winter gin and tonic

Aperitif fingerfood winter winter
Total: 50 min. | Active: 20 min.
vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free

Cinnamon, bay leaf and grapefruit give this gin and tonic a cosy, wintery feel. This drink takes very little effort and makes a great alternative aperitif – the perfect way to begin a celebratory meal. Let the evening beGIN!

Recommended by:
FOOBY Team

Ingredients

for 4 glasses

Flavoured grapefruit juice
1  pink grapefruit, rinsed with hot water, dabbed dry
2  bay leaves
1  cinnamon stick
Gin and tonic
¾ dl gin
8  ice cubes
8 dl tonic water
1  pink grapefruit, rinsed with hot water, dabbed dry, half cut into wedges
4  bay leaves
2  cinnamon sticks, halved

How it's done

Flavoured grapefruit juice

Peel thin strips of zest from the grapefruit using a peeler, press out the juice. Heat the grapefruit juice and zest in a small pan with the bay leaf and cinnamon, cover and allow to infuse for approx. 30 mins. Pour the flavoured grapefruit juice through a fine sieve into the glasses.

Gin and tonic

Add gin and ice cubes to the grapefruit juice in the glasses and top up with tonic. Decorate each glass with one wedge of grapefruit, 1 bay leaf and 1/2 a cinnamon stick, serve immediately.

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