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Spiced Tonic Water Recipe
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Spiced Tonic Water Recipe

11 ingredients About 3 cups of the syrup openrecipes
Spiced Tonic Water Recipe

Tasting the homemade version of tonic water at Portland, Oregon's Teardrop Cocktail Lounge changed our whole perspective on the mixer. There, owner Daniel Shoemaker...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

100
Calories
2g
Protein
0g
Fat
25g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Orange Peel 1 medium (131g) 62
Agave 1 tsp (7g) 21
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Vodka not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 teaspoons cinchona bark powder, also known as quinine bark powder
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons 100-proof vodka
  • 2 cups agave nectar
  • 2 1/2 cups distilled water
  • 1/4 cup dried orange peel
  • 1/3 cup juniper berries
  • 1/4 cup Sichuan peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons cardamom pods
  • 3 3/4 teaspoons citric acid
  • Zest and juice from 5 1/2 limes
  • Carbonated water

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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