Recipe

Three glasses of iced drinks with lemon slices, ice cubes, and rosemary sprigs on a white surface.

Blood Orange, Grapefruit & Juniper Berry ‘gin’

Ingredients

  • 3 large grapefruits

  • 1 lemon

  • 3 blood oranges

  • 8 juniper berries

  • 6 cardamon pods

  • 1 sprig rosemary

  • Sparkling water

  • Ice cubes

    Method

    • Peel off some rind of the grapefruit, lemon and orange. You want about 3-5 inches long peels, one or two of each fruit to add to the bottle.

    • Cut the fruit in half and juice into a bowl and strain the juice through a sieve.

    • Add the juniper berries, cardamom pods and rosemary sprig to a bottle or other vessel with a lid. Add a peel of each citrus fruit and then pour in the strained juices. Shake well.

    • Infuse overnight or for a couple of days or use right away.

    • Use half and half of each juice infusion and sparkling water over ice (or as desired).