Gin and Tonic
Cuisine: British
Calculation: One glass, about 350 ml (including ice).
Difficulty
2 / 5
★★☆☆☆
Estimated Calories
205 kcal
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- Gin
- Tonic water
- Lemon
- Ice cubes
- Fresh green leaves (optional, for garnish)
- Tools
- Manual juicer
Steps
- Preparing the lemon
- Cut the lemon in half (the knife perpendicular to the line from tip to tip), and cut one slice from one half to set aside
- Cut the lemon in half again and press the 4 lemon wedges with the juicer, collecting the juice in a container
- Mixing
- Choose a glass; a clear glass of 350-400 ml is recommended
- Put 100 g of ice in the bottom of the glass
- Pour in 30-40 ml gin
- Pour in 15 ml lemon juice (add more or all of it if you like it sour)
- Stir well with a spoon
- Place the lemon slice you set aside
- Slowly pour tonic water down the side of the glass until full (don't pour onto the ice, to avoid losing fizz)
- Gently lift the spoon up and down to mix (don't stir in circles, to avoid losing fizz)
- Place the garnish leaves on the surface (optional)
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Notes
This is a classic gin cocktail: refreshing and slightly bitter, with the bright tang of lemon and the fine bubbles of tonic, light and invigorating. It mainly provides water plus some calories from the alcohol, and the fresh lemon juice adds vitamin C to perk you up. It is very easy, beginners can master it, and it takes only about 5 minutes.
Estimated difficulty: ★★
Estimated calories: 205 kcal
Group: Gin and tonic
Calculation:
One glass, about 350 ml (including ice)
- Gin 30-40 ml
- Tonic water 1 can
- Lemon 1
- Ice 100 g