Persimmon & Spice G&T

Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 ½ oz. bombay sapphire
  • 4 fuyu persimmons, peeled, cored and chopped
  • 2 oz. premium tonic water
  • 2 tbsp. pomegranate seeds
  • 200 g sugar
  • 1 buddha hand lemon finger, chopped (or peel of 1 whole lemon)
  • 1 one-inch piece of ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 oz. fresh lime juice, plus zest
  • 1 oz. pomegranate juice
  • 180 ml water
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, add persimmons, sugar, water, buddha hand lemon, ginger, cinnamon, and star anise and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce to medium heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat.

  2. Set a fine sieve over a medium heatproof bowl and strain the persimmon mixture into the bowl; reserve persimmon pieces for garnish.

  3. Refrigerate syrup until chilled, at least 30 minutes (makes 1 ¼ syrup).

  4. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

  5. Add the Bombay Sapphire, pomegranate juice, NaN g. of the persimmon syrup, and shake until well chilled.

  6. Add ice to the chilled glass. Strain mixture over ice. Add tonic water, lime zest, lime juice, and stir lightly. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and a few cooked persimmon pieces.

Notes

Source https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/persimmon-and-spice-gandt#intcid=_bon-appetit-recipe-bottom-recirc_af6ed10a-0c80-46c0-84a9-ae5e6e07feaf_text2vec1 bonappetit.com

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