Go ahead and make a pink gin and tonic with rooibos and lemongrass. You deserve it!
Pink gin and tonic with rooibos and lemongrass
Ingredients
- 2 lemongrass sticks, bruised + extra, to garnish
- 500ml (2 cups) water
- 2 Rooibos teabags
- 125ml (½ cup) gin
- 2 x 200ml cans pink tonic
Instructions
In a small saucepan over high heat, place the 2 bruised lemongrass sticks in the water. Boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add the Rooibos teabags and set aside to infuse until you achieve the desired strength. Remove the teabags and lemongrass, and discard. Refrigerate the infusion to chill for 3 hours.
In a large jug, combine the remaining ingredients with the chilled tea infusion. Stir well. Divide, over ice, among 4 glasses. Serve garnished with the extra sticks of lemongrass.
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Recipe and styling by Nomvuselelo Mncube
Photograph by Dylan Swart
Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine. www.imkawebb.com
