Virgin Gin and Tonic Recipe
- 2 tablespoons juniper berries
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 3/4 teaspoon anise seeds
- 1 medium lemon
- 2 cups dealcoholized or nonalcoholic white wine
- Ice
- 1 lemon or lime wedge
- 4 ounces tonic water, chilled
- Place the juniper, coriander, and anise in a small frying pan over medium heat and toast, shaking the pan occasionally, until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- Remove to a medium bowl.
- Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from the lemon and add it to the bowl.
- Add the wine and stir to combine.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature for 3 hours or refrigerate for up to 1 day.
- When the mixtures done infusing, set a fine-mesh strainer over a pint jar and strain the infused wine into the jar.
- Discard the contents of the strainer.
- Use the infusion immediately or seal the jar and refrigerate it for up to 1 month.
- Place an Old Fashioned glass in the freezer to chill for 5 minutes.
- Fill the chilled glass halfway with ice and add 2 ounces of the nonalcoholic white wine infusion.
- Gently rub the lemon or lime wedge along the rim of the glass, then squeeze and drop it into the glass.
- Top with the tonic water, gently stir to incorporate, and serve immediately.
- Refrigerate the remaining wine infusion for up to 1 month.
juniper berries, coriander seeds, anise seeds, lemon, nonalcoholic, lemon, water
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/virgin-gin-and-tonic-30599 (may not work)