Pink Grapefruit Gin and Tonic
Turn a classic gin and tonic into a delicious gin cocktail by adding pink grapefruit and aquafaba for a fabulous delicate foam.
Yay, it’s Spring! I’ve been waiting for it for such a long time. I say that’s a good enough reason to have a cocktail. Are you with me?
Today’s the day for a very refreshing and just a little fancy pink grapefruit gin and tonic. Secret ingredient – aquafaba. It adds such a delicate foam and also such a flavor. I just recently discovered aquafaba and I’m in love. If you never tried it, please do. It will rock your world. I made meringue a couple of weeks ago and it’s pretty fabulous. I might even prefer it to the egg white meringue. Still deciding, they are both so good!
How to make the beautiful foam?
The trick to getting the beautiful foam from aquafaba is to use a cocktail shaker. A mason jar works as well, although it requires a bit more shaking, but you can get the job done 🙂 Funny story. After the photoshoot, I saved the cocktail so me and my husband would drink it in the evening. The foam was almost gone by the evening so I wanted to shake the whole thing a bit. But totally forgot that the cocktail also includes tonic. Hello, bubbles! And hello, explosion! You can imagine the rest. Luckily I had enough so we could both have a sip or two. And a mess to clean up 😛
Guys, tomorrow I’m turning 31! In the morning I’ll be baking a cake for myself 🙂 Oh who am I kidding, I’ll probably bake more than one. Don’t judge 😀 We’ll have some friend and family over for the weekend so I need to equip myself with some goodies. I’ll probably also bake my plum apple galette. It is a big hit at my house.
Have a great weekend and cheers!
Pink Grapefruit Gin and Tonic
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup gin
- 1/2 cup tonic
- 1/2 cup grapefruit juice freshly squeezed
- 1/4 cup + 2 TBSP aquafaba
- ice
Ginger syrup
- 1/4 cup water boiled
- 1/4 cup honey
- thimbs size ginger peeled and roughly chopped
Instructions
Ginger syrup
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Pour boiling water over chopped ginger and cover. Let steep for 10 minutes, then uncover and leave to cool for five minutes.
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Once cooled a bit add honey and mix until honey dissolves. Leave to cool completely and refrigerate before making the cocktail.
Pink Grapefruit Gin and Tonic
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Pour gin, grapefruit juice, aquafaba and ginger syrup in a cocktail shaker and top with a handful of ice. Close the lid securely. Shake vigorously until you see foam on top.
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Pour into four glasses and serve immediately.
What is aquafaba? I understand it is like adding egg whites, but how do I make it or can I buy it? Have not heard of it.
Hi Julia! Aquafaba is the water in which legumes such as chickpeas have been cooked. You can use the water from canned chickpeas. You can also make meringue with it by adding in cream of tartar and sugar. It tastes amazing!
Just discovered your beautiful blog and just blown away with your gorgeous photography! That gin tonic is so pretty, the color and the mood is so soft.
Oh, thank you so so much! <3