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Article: Tonic water: sweet, bitter medicine.
- Article from:
- Art Culinaire
- Article date:
- June 22, 2008
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Greg Best
GIN AND HOMEMADE TONIC
For the tonic:
1 gallon filtered water
3 tablespoons powdered cinchona bark *
3/4 ounce crystallized citric acid
8-10 dashes Reagan's orange bitters
1/2 cup simple syrup or agave nectar, plus more to taste
For the cocktail:
2 ounces gin, preferably Miller's or Hendrick's
3 ounces tonic water, from above
For the garnish:
Lemon twist
* Available through Raintree Nutrition, (800) 780-5902 or
www.rain-tree.com
For the tonic: In large pot combine water and cinchona powder, and
bring to boil. Strain through Buchner funnel to remove as much brown
color as possible. [Note: it is acceptable to strain through
fine-mesh sieve lined ...
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Dictionary definition: tonic water
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition;
260 words
...tonic water A sweetened, carbonated beverage flavoured with quinine, commonly used as a mixer with gin or vodka . Originally invented by the British in India as a pleasant way of taking a daily dose of quinine to prevent malaria; sometimes known as Indian tonic water.
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