![]() ![]() Tonic water: Top this tipple with some tonic to give the Cardamon Grapefruit Gin and Tonic some bubbles for an effervescent finish.Plus, you can add it to other drinks too, like coffee or tea. The cardamom syrup provides a unique, warming spice to this cocktail. If you don’t have cardamom pods, you can use ground cardamom. Cardamom syrup: Mix up a batch of this specialty syrup using water, honey, and crushed cardamom pods.Lime juice: Add a squeeze of lime juice for a zesty finish.Grapefruit juice: Add fresh grapefruit juice to the Empress 1908 Gin and watch the color change right before your eyes! Grapefruit adds a hint of bitterness to this libation.Plus, its herbal, citrus, and juniper notes make it an enjoyable gin to sip on solo too! It has a pretty purple hue that makes any cocktail you add it to stand out. Empress 1908 Gin: This spirit is made with eight botanicals like butterfly pea flower, cinnamon, coriander, ginger, juniper, and rose.It’s a bold and beautiful gin that really shines in the Cardamom Grapefruit Gin and Tonic! Ingredients for the Cardamom Grapefruit Gin and TonicĮxcite your taste buds by crafting this Cardamom Grapefruit Gin and Tonic by using a few key ingredients, a specialty syrup, and Empress 1908 Gin! This gin is alluring from its bright violet hue to its citrus-forward and herbal notes. I prefer to mix this specialty cardamom syrup with a spirit that has similar tasting notes and Empress 1908 Gin checks that box. Keep reading and I’ll show you a few, easy ways to do that. My favorite way to incorporate cardamom is by creating a specialty syrup with the spice. And because this mixed drink only consists of five ingredients, it’s important to make sure you’re including premium ones! What Gin Pairs Best With Cardamom?Ĭardamom is such a warming and earthy spice that adds an extra element of excitement to your mixed drinks. But, when I’m looking to jazz up this traditional cocktail, I love adding a few extra ingredients to make the Cardamom Grapefruit Gin and Tonic!īright citrus flavors from the grapefruit and lime pair perfectly with the earthiness from the cardamom syrup and the botanical notes from Empress 1908 Gin. Gin and tonics are my go-to cocktail for happy hour. ![]() Jump to Recipe The Cardamom Grapefruit Gin and Tonic I partnered with Empress 1908 Gin to mix up the Cardamom Grapefruit Gin and Tonic recipe! Recipe and ideas are my own. Choose your poison and drink in moderation.The Cardamom Grapefruit Gin and Tonic is a refreshing mix of fresh citrus, warming cardamom and tonic water, and Empress 1908 Gin for a perfectly balanced cocktail. I’ve suggested gin as the alcohol of choice since I like how the slight juniper flavor pairs with the cardamom, but you can definitely switch it up and use vodka or even a spiced rum. This Coconut & Cardamom Summer Cocktail is refreshing enough with the coconut water, with a hint of spice from the cardamom. Typically, I don’t tend to indulge in alcohol (I’d rather dive into a jar of Nutella), but sometimes a cold drink after 16-hours of standing up and running around in the kitchen is all my body craves. That’s the way it is.Īs cooks, the one thing we do look forward to is our end of the night boozy drink. That’s seasonal life for you – winter months are spent craving for the warmth of summer and the summer months are spent working 16 hour days. These couple weeks, we train and re-train we teach our new cooks how to prep, cut, cook, and bake a variety of items in hopes that they make it through September. Or maybe catch up? We’ve just gotten through Memorial Day and Father’s Day, two big humps that will lead to now 2 weeks of training new cooks in this “slow period” before July 4th. Something you can whip up in a matter of minutes (if you’re properly stocked!) For this drink, the only “complex” thing about it is making a cardamom simple syrup, which shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes.Īs the summer season slowly creeps up on us, the restaurant industry on Martha’s Vineyard is trying to stay ahead. Summer cocktails, like I mentioned before in my Citrus Hibiscus Fizz post, are meant to be simple. This Coconut & Cardamom Summer Cocktail will refresh you and at the same time warm you up with the flavorful cardamom! We’re used to bright, fresh summer flavors in cocktails this season but sometimes you really just need some spices to warm you up on cool summer nights. ![]()
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