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Salty Lemon Gin and Tonic
Drink American

Salty Lemon Gin and Tonic

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Remove pulp from lemon with a sharp knife and discard, saving peel. Lightly rinse peel with cool water. Slice off a thin sliver of peel and set aside for garnish.
  2. 2 Combine lemon peel and gin in a shaker. Muddle lemon until slightly crushed. Add 1 cup ice to the shaker, cover, and shake until chilled, 15 to 20 seconds.
  3. 3 Fill a rocks glass with ice and strain cocktail over the ice. Top with tonic water. Garnish with lemon sliver and rosemary sprig.

By France Cevallos

Juniper Lime Gin and Tonic
Drink American

Juniper Lime Gin and Tonic

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Stir ice cubes in a glass and drain any water that accumulates. Add gin and juniper berries.
  2. 2 Twist lime peel to release lime essence into the glass. Add tonic water and stir. Garnish with lime peel.

By Epicureo

Bitter Lemon Soda
Drink American

Bitter Lemon Soda

3.9

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine sugar, water, lemon zest, and lavender in a pot and cover; bring to a boil. Cook mixture until sugar is dissolved, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the pot from heat and cool syrup to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Pour lemon juice into a pitcher. Strain syrup into lemon juice and stir until concentrate is evenly mixed. Refrigerate concentrate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
  3. 3 Fill serving glasses with ice. Pour about 2 ounces concentrate into each glass; top with tonic water and stir.

By MartinTravels

Blackberry-Cucumber Vodka Tonic
Drink

Blackberry-Cucumber Vodka Tonic

4.3

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Muddle 3 slices of cucumber and 4 blackberries in the bottom of a rocks glass. Fill glass with crushed ice and add vodka. Top with tonic water and stir to combine. Garnish with remaining slice of cucumber and blackberry.

By France Cevallos

Watermelon Gin and Tonic
Drink

Watermelon Gin and Tonic

3.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Squeeze lime into cocktail glass and drop lime wedge into the juice; add watermelon and enough ice to fill glass to top. Pour gin and tonic water over the watermelon and ice; stir.

By snowbelle016

Fake Cod Holiday Mocktail
Drink

Fake Cod Holiday Mocktail

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
510 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place 1 teaspoon pomegranate seeds in 8 of the wells in a 16-cube ice tray; drop red currants in remaining 8 wells. Fill wells with water. Freeze into ice cubes, 8 hours to overnight.
  2. 2 Combine chopped cranberries, water, and sugar in a saucepan over low heat. Simmer, stirring frequently, until cranberries have completely softened, about 15 minutes.
  3. 3 Strain cranberries through a fine mesh sieve, gently pressing the pulp to extract the liquid. Let syrup cool before covering, then refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
  4. 4 Use a clean needle to thread popcorn and dried cranberries onto one long food-grade thread. Cut into 8 equal strings.
  5. 5 Add 1 pomegranate ice cube and 1 red currant ice cube to each serving glass. Pour 2 tablespoons syrup into each and top with 3/4 cup tonic water. Garnish with a lime wedge and a string of popcorn and cranberries.

By Buckwheat Queen

Blackberry-Lime Gin and Tonic Ice Pops
Dessert

Blackberry-Lime Gin and Tonic Ice Pops

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
500 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine tonic water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Stir in gin and let cool while you assemble the ice pops.
  2. 2 Cut lime into 6 slices. Cut each slice in half. Place 2 pieces of lime in each mold. Evenly divide berries among the molds.
  3. 3 Pour tonic water mixture into the molds through a funnel, leaving a 1/2-inch space on the top. Freeze for 8 hours, or overnight.

By Soup Loving Nicole