Pink gin and tonic with rooibos and lemongrass

April 4, 2020 (Last Updated: March 31, 2020)
Pink gin and tonic with rooibos and lemongrass

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Recipe and styling by Nomvuselelo Mncube

Photograph by Dylan Swart

Pink gin and tonic with rooibos and lemongrass

Serves: 4
Total Time: 15 mins + 3 hrs, to chill

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

1

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.

2

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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