Super Gin and Tonic: a sous-vide recipe

In this very special gin and tonic recipe, we flavour the ice cubes infusioning the tonic water with different spice combinations.

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Ingredients:

  • 30 cl. tonic water
  • 5 cl. gin

For the flavoured ice cubes:

  • 10 g. juniper
  • 5 g. lime zest

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  • 10 g. cinnamon stick
  • 10 g. green cardamom

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  • 10 g.liquorice stick
  • 10 pink and black pepper

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Place the three pairs of spices in three separate bags at 90% vacuum with 100 g of tonic water in each.

Place the three bags in the SmartVide and leave for 20 minutes at 65°C / 149ºF. After opening the bags, drain separately and cool. Place in the freezer to make the tonic ice cubes with the three flavours.

Prepare the gin and tonic in the traditional way but with the flavoured tonic ice cubes that take your fancy.