{"id":33499,"date":"2020-04-21T10:03:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T14:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/magazine\/uncategorized\/blomst-gin-tonique-reinvente\/"},"modified":"2020-04-21T10:08:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T14:08:45","slug":"blomst-reinvented-gin-and-tonic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/magazine\/gourmet-discoveries\/blomst-reinvented-gin-and-tonic\/","title":{"rendered":"Blomst [reinvented gin and tonic]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Violette gin | Raspberry liqueur | Blueberry, honey and lavender coulis | Berry Nordic kombucha<\/p>\n

To celebrate the arrival of the sunny days, we invite you to sip this floral, berry-flavoured cocktail for the ap\u00e9ritif on the balcony or with friends during a virtual happy hour. Soothing thanks to lavender and featuring local ingredients, this gin and tonic is the perfect way to end the day and to enjoy springtime in a different way.<\/p>\n

Preparation time: 30 minutes |\u00a0Cooking time: 15 minutes |\u00a0Makes: One cocktail (240 ml or 8 oz)<\/p>\n

Ingredients \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For the blueberry, honey and lavender coulis<\/h3>\n
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  • \u00bd cup water<\/li>\n
  • \u00bd cup Quebec honey<\/li>\n
  • 1 \u00bd tablespoon dried lavender<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup frozen wild blueberries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For the cocktail<\/h3>\n
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    • 45 ml (1 \u00bd oz) Violette gin or another Quebec gin of your choice<\/li>\n
    • 30 ml (1 oz) raspberry liqueur from Maison Sivo<\/li>\n
    • 15 ml (\u00bd oz) lime juice<\/li>\n
    • 45 ml (1 \u00bd oz) blueberry, honey and lavender coulis<\/li>\n
    • 30 ml (1 oz) aquafaba (optional)<\/li>\n
    • 60 ml (2 oz) berry kombucha<\/li>\n
    • 1 tablespoon frozen blueberries or honeyberries<\/li>\n
    • Ice cubes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Preparation \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Blueberry, honey and lavender coulis<\/h3>\n
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      1. In a saucepan, bring the water and honey to a boil.<\/li>\n
      2. Off the heat, add the dried lavender. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool completely.<\/li>\n
      3. In a blender, mix the blueberries with the honey and lavender syrup. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve to obtain a smooth coulis, then set aside.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Cocktail<\/h3>\n
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        1. Fill the quarter of a shaker with ice cubes. Add the gin, raspberry liqueur, lime juice, blueberry, honey and lavender coulis and the aquafaba.<\/li>\n
        2. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds.<\/li>\n
        3. Fill half of an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes.<\/li>\n
        4. Pour the preparation into the glass by passing it through a fine sieve. Add the kombucha and garnish with frozen berries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Notes:<\/strong> We advise you to use a gin with floral notes for this recipe. You can freeze the extra blueberry, honey and lavender coulis for future use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Violette gin | Raspberry liqueur | Blueberry, honey and lavender coulis | Berry Nordic kombucha To celebrate the arrival of the sunny days, we invite you to sip this floral, berry-flavoured cocktail for the ap\u00e9ritif on the balcony or with friends during a virtual happy hour. Soothing thanks to lavender and featuring local ingredients, this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":33495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1971],"tags":[5249,5250],"class_list":["post-33499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gourmet-discoveries","tag-gin-tonic-en","tag-gin-tonique-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33499"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33501,"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33499\/revisions\/33501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stromspa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}