Did you know that there is a TIKI version of the Gin Tonic?
The Gunga Din is a cocktail flavoured with cardamom, an Indian spice, and is named after the poem of the same name written by English writer Rudyard Kipling in 1892. The poem is a story about an Indian servant who is despised by the English soldiers he serves with devotion, even giving his life to save one of them during a fight.
The Gunga Din is a cocktail flavoured with cardamom, an Indian spice, and is named after the poem of the same name written by English writer Rudyard Kipling in 1892. The poem is a story about an Indian servant who is despised by the English soldiers he serves with devotion, even giving his life to save one of them during a fight.
Photo and recipe by Mélanie Boivin
Ingredients
- 0.75 oz of simple syrup
- 0.75 oz of lime juice
- 2 oz of Gin Beemer Distillery
- 1 to 2 oz of pineapple juice
- Ice cubes
- 1642 Light Tonic water
- Cardamom
- Dehydrated pineapple slice.
Preparation:
- In a shaker: place 3-4 pieces of cardamom and crush them with a pestle to release all the flavours.
- Add ice, simple syrup, lime juice, pineapple juice and gin.
- Shake the shaker for 10-15 seconds to chill the cocktail and double strain (use a fine strainer to catch the grains) into a tiki glass filled with crushed ice.
- Extend the cocktail with Tonic Léger 1642.
- Garnish with a slice of dehydrated pineapple.
Cheers!
