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Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal21
  • fat0g
    low
  • saturates0g
  • carbs5g
  • sugars4g
  • fibre0g
  • protein0.2g
  • salt0g
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Method

  • step 1

    Bruise the cardamom pods and slice the cucumber. Put them both in a large jug and add the chamomile teabag, mint leaves, lemon zest, cloves and rosemary. Top up with 500ml cold water. Leave to infuse in the fridge for 2-4 hrs. To serve, strain the infused water and pour 50ml of it into each glass. Top up with tonic water and lots of ice. Garnish each one with a few more mint leaves and pomegranate seeds, if you like.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2018

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A star rating of 4.4 out of 5.8 ratings

mialibertypeaCAlVnr7t

This doesn't taste anything like gin to me sadly - with tonic, anything tastes like a g&t so it is nice with tonic but on it's own I feel like it needs juniper and sugar maybe?

debcas

This is brilliant. Served with a decent tonic and I’m not missing the alcohol!

jemjams

Love this recipe, really good non alcoholic drink and not full of sugar.

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jangold

I think the tip of heating water for the infusion is good. I would suggest infusing with juniper to get a 'real' gin flavour. One tip - DON'T use zero alcohol gin from Gordons - it tastes disgusting -- chemical sweeteners and too sweet. we have a bottle and will not drink it. Why do companies have…

klaas.tjoelker

question

Two reasons to prepare this drink differently: - Raw spices may be contaminated with germs - Cold water isn't a very effective medium for infusing. So how about boil the water; add cardamom, chamomille, cloves and rosemary and infuse for a few minutes; cool down and add the other ingredients except…

Quartfeter

Yes, this is precisely what I have done. I have a steam juicer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_juicer) and place all the ingredients in the lower boiling chamber. My recipe replaces camomile for fennel and mint tea. The process takes much longer maybe 60-90 minutes to produce a clear watery…

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