Non-alcoholic Gin-Tonic
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The Non-alcoholic Gin-Tonic is a highball of gin syrup, lime juice and tonic water over ice, an alcohol-free take on the gin and tonic.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Pour all ingredients into the ice-filled glass: Gin syrup 30 mlLime juice 30 mlTonic water 120 ml
- Briefly stir
- Garnish with a dried juniper berry
Tips
- At 120 ml, the tonic is most of the drink and most of what you taste, so use a good one.
History
The non-alcoholic Gin and Tonic belongs to the broader wave of zero-proof drinks that emerged as non-alcoholic spirits and gin alternatives became widely available in the 2010s and 2020s. Bars and home cooks substituted a gin-style syrup or distilled non-alcoholic gin for the spirit while keeping the tonic water and citrus of the original. The Gin and Tonic itself is generally traced to British colonial India, where gin was mixed with quinine tonic water to make the antimalarial medicine more palatable — a story some historians consider a simplified legend.
FAQ
Can you make a non-alcoholic gin and tonic?
Yes. This one uses gin syrup in place of gin, with lime juice and tonic water over ice, so it tastes of juniper and comes in at 0% ABV.
Is there a non-alcoholic gin that actually tastes like gin?
Some do: certain non-alcoholic gins and gin syrups have real juniper flavor. This recipe uses a gin syrup, and with 120 ml of tonic most of what you taste is the tonic, so pick a good one.