#GIN AND GRAPEFRUIT DRINK NAME HOW TO#

Take a couple of sprigs of rosemary, add equal parts sugar and water (how much will depend on how many cocktails you’re planning to make with the syrup) and add to a low heat until the sugar dissolves and it comes to a low simmer. Making the rosemary simple syrup is easy as pie. In fact, the rosemary adds welcome woody, fragrant undertones to this cocktail – without it this would just be a lurid crash of sweet, tart and cold. Rosemary might not seem like an obvious choice for putting into a cocktail, but people have been putting herbs into alcohol under the guise of making restorative shit that’s good for you since time began. Practical Tips for Making These Grapefruit and Rosemary Gin Cocktails Make the Rosemary Simple Syrup It’s the perfect draught of cool refreshment you need on a spring or summer’s day, a drink that’s made to be sipped, not gulped. Not too sweet, not too bitter, not jaw-clenchingly tart in the way that some drinks involving grapefruit are apt to be. This gin grapefruit cocktail is a revelation. Now we’ve got all of that out of the way, I’ll say this. I think you’ll find that Smirnoff Ice and other such alcopops were invented for that very reason. Oh, and no cocktails for people who don’t like the taste of alcohol.

No ridiculously sweet syrupy cocktails that taste like calpol in the days before they worked out that loading up sick kids with tonnes of sugar wasn’t the best idea.ĭefinitely no cocktails that require ten times as much time to make them as it does to drink them (I once came across a book that had a bunch of sous vide cocktail recipes – who da fuq has the time for that?). The rest of the cocktail is very simple! Combine the ingredients, drink and enjoy! You can either use tonic water or soda, depending on your own likes.It’s no secret that we’re a big fan of a cocktail in the Barnabelliott household (it’s a portmanteau, no, our surnames are not that ridiculous) – BUT, and this is a big but – not any cocktail will do. Gin is ¾ of your drink so it's worth investing in good quality gin. Hands down the best tonic water you should use in Gin and Tonic's is Fever Tree. It's pretty affordable and tastes great with a lot of different flavour combinations. My go to gin is usually Bombay Sapphire though. Four Pillars Gin - an Australian gin company in Victoria.Oh have I tried and tested this! Using good quality gin is so important for a good gin and tonic recipe! Here are some of my favourite If you can't find fresh grapefruits, store-bought will do but with a slightly different taste. The rosemary brings yet another fresh element to this cocktail, and I promise you, it won't be overpowering! Let's Get to the Grapefruit Juiceįresh is best! I squeezed 2 large pink grapefruits to yield around 4oz of grapefruit juice to make two cocktails.

The syrup is really easy to make - I combined equal parts water to honey with 1 sprig of fresh rosemary. THIS! This is everything! I can't believe I've never made a honey syrup before! I guess you can still call it a simple syrup because I'm still combing a sugar and a water? But this is the thing that makes this grapefruit gin cocktail next level good!

#GIN AND GRAPEFRUIT DRINK NAME HOW TO#

*** How to Whip Up a Grapefruit Gin Cocktail Honey Simple Syrup ***Want to PIN this recipe for later? Click HERE to save the recipe to your favourite Cocktail Board on Pinterest. To bring a little bit of fall comfort to this recipe, I made the most gorgeous honey and rosemary simple syrup! The result - a beautifully balanced cocktail with just a hint of herbs and honey! It makes you want to just curl up with a good book in front of the fire!įor a cold cocktail, it is so cozy and warming, perfect for a signature fall drink for dinner parties! This post is to remind you, that cocktails are not just for summer! I really want to create some gorgeous fall and winter cocktails that accentuated some beautiful fall flavours! Even though technically grapefruits aren't in season until about October, I can usually find that grapefruit is available all year round. I absolutely love gin and tonics, especially in the summertime with fresh lemon, or basil and cucumber! I've always seen gin and tonics as a summer cocktail, until the other month when I came up with this gorgeous rosemary grapefruit gin and tonic with honey simple syrup! Fall in a glass, these cocktails are perfect for weekend entertaining this fall! Grapefruit Gin Cocktail for the win! These cocktails are fast and fresh, beautifully balanced with a hint of rosemary and honey.

Gin and grapefruit drink name