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After trialing several different infusions, this one was the winner by a mile by our gin enthusiast-relatives! 

Its the grapefruit that really gives it a lovely lift and vibrancy.

Create your own blend, use the recipe below or divide the litre of vodka into two or four and create a series of recipe variations using different citrus and varying ratios of herbs and spices.

 Ingredients

• 1 litre vodka
• 16g Juniper Berries
• 4g Angelica Root
• 4x Cardamom Pods
• 12g Coriander Seeds (crush lightly)
• 3.5g Liquorice Root
• 2g Cinnamon (cassia) – either pieces or quills (not powder)
• 1/6 teaspoon (yes, one sixth of a teaspoon or 1/2 gram) Orris Root Powder
• 4 teaspoons fresh grapefruit peel

Method

1. Decant the vodka into a large glass jar. 
2. Mix all botanicals in with the vodka, stirring well. 
3. Place the lid on allow to sit for 48 hours. 
4. You can either give the jar a shake (if the lid seals properly) or give it a stir a couple of times during the 48 hours. 
5. Strain...

After a few attempts at making tonic water at home, I like this version the best. 

It's not too sweet and uses fresh stevia leaves which could be changed out with stevia liquid or dried leaves, it has plenty of citrus flavour and enough cinchona fllavour (the plant responsible for that recognisable quinine taste).

You can easily swap around the herbs and spices for those that you prefer.

As this is a concentrated recipe, you can dilute it to your taste liking with sparkling water or still water if you prefer.

This recipe makes about 700 millilitres (a little over a pint) and will keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

TONIC WATER RECIPE

Ingredients

• 4g cinchona bark
• 4g citric acid
• 4g lemon zest (approx. 1 medium lemon)
• 75ml lemon juice (I used a medium meyer lemon which are very juicy)
• 3g lime zest (approx. 1 medium lime)
• 30 ml lime juice (approx. 1 medium lime)
• 8g lemon grass, fresh and chopped roughly
• 1g fennel seeds
• 1g allspice berries
• 1 x clove
• 3g stevia...

Fresh herb teas like this one are a vibrant and refreshing way of enjoying herbal tea. This herbal tea boutique is made from fresh calendula, cornflower, pineapple sage, regular sage and tied together with lemon grass.

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Our online Herbal Tea Blending Masterclass has been formulated for food and beverage professionals and business owners to help them create new revenue streams and grow their restaurant or retail brand through herbal teas and other innovative beverages.

But that is just the beginning of the application of the skills learned in this program.

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Create a range of healthy sodas using herbal teas. Delight your customers or friends with your innovative and delicious sodas.

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Fresh lime and mint spritzer sweetened with maple syrup - delicious!  Simple and fresh ingredients, not to mention easy to make.

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Lemon and Elderflower Spritzer sweetened with maple syrup. Made fresh and without any nasties.

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Get creative with house-made herbal infusions for use in cocktails and sodas. They are easy to make and the herbal combinations are endless.

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Hibiscus & Elderflower Spritzer made with dried herbs and fresh stevia leaves made into a tea then topped up with carbonated water.

Really simple to make, no sugar and no nasty taste from over-processed and refined stevia products, this is delicious and healthy.

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Hibiscus flowers have lovely soft pink petals and a delicate nature. It is their calix that is dried to make herbal teas, canned in syrups, made into powders all for a myriad of uses within the food and beverage industry.

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