Much like tea we re going to bring our ingredients to a boil then let them steep gently over low heat and then strain.
Make your own tonic water kit uk.
1 quart 1l water.
To use this tonic water mix it 1 1 in equal parts with sparkling water or club soda.
Add 120ml of tonic syrup to 720ml of chilled water.
Combine ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
The main ingredients in tonic are herbs spices fruits and sugar.
Add 1 tablespoon tonic syrup 2 ounces gin and 2 ounces sparkling water.
Why make your own.
The real ingredients lend themselves to the perfect tonic water blend that in turn will enrich the flavor of your cocktail.
Then simply add club soda to create just the right amount of fresh flavorful tonic water.
If you have a sodastream you could of course make your own soda water.
You ll save money in the long run and you ll feel better right away.
Mix the ingredients together according to the included recipe adding your own citrus and sweetener to taste and you have a concentrated tonic syrup.
Cinchona bark to make tonic water add cinchona bark herbs and spices to the water and boil for ten minutes stirring occasionally.
Take the pan off the stove cover and let steep for an hour.
Zest and juice of 1 orange.
To make the simple syrup bring 1 1 4 cup 250g of sugar to a boil with 1 cup 250ml of water stirring frequently for one minute until the sugar is completely dissolved.
It s basically like tea.
The kit comes packaged in a mason jar that s perfect for steeping the mixture.
Put ice in a glass add the syrup gin and soda water then give it a good stir.
If you re making your own tonic water like with laurel bay tonic water kits tonic is an infusion.
1 tsp whole allspice berries.
You need to drink more water so make your own sparkling water with a water carbonator.
The kit includes enough ingredients for approximately 30 to 60 tonic waters.
For the ultimate gin tonic.
25ml tonic water syrup.
Zest and juice of 1 lemon.
Squeeze in a little juice from the citrus wedge then add the wedge and enjoy.
Pour tonic syrup through a funnel into storage bottles and store in the refrigerator.
After steeping very carefully remove the lid and without stirring pour through a strainer and then a coffee filter slowly.
Give it a good stir so the syrup and water blend well together.
Lemon or lime wedge.
Once mixture starts to boil reduce heat to low cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Tsp kosher salt.
Fill a highball glass with ice.
Wait one minute for the carbonation to be completed and your homemade tonic water is good to go.
The tonic water kit comes with lemongrass citric acid whole allspice cubeb pepper and cinchona officinalis.
Whisk simple syrup into tonic until thoroughly combined.