Ingredients
🧪 Ingredients:
- 900 ml Water
- 30 g Juniper berries organic works best
- 6 g Coriander
- 2 g Angelica root optional but helps “gin” flavours bind
- 1 g Black peppercorns
🍋 Citrus Lift
- 3 g Dried bitter orange peel or peel of ½ orange, no pith
- 3 g Lemon peel
🧂 Sweetening / Balance (optional)
- 6-10 g Sugar add to taste
- 1 Pinch Sea Salt optional
What You'll Need
- What You'll Need:
- 1 Pan around the 2 litres in size
- 1 Brita Water Filter Or Coffee filter papers
- 1 Measuring jug
- 1 Funnel + clean bottle/jar
- 1 Thermometer helpful but not essential
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 5kcalSugar: 19g
Method
- Build the infusion:Lightly crush the juniper. Add the water juniper coriander pepper angelica to a pot.
- Warm—don’t boilHeat to 70–75°C and hold 20 minutes.
- Steep the juniper longer (but keep it clean):urn off the heat. Add the orange + lemon peel, cover, then steep for 2 hours.(Longer steep = more flavour. Adding peel after heat keeps it bright, not bitter.)
- Strain for clarityStrain through a Brita water filter a few times or run through a coffee filter for a clean concentrate.
- Balance the finish:While slightly warm, stir in sugar + salt to taste until fully dissolved
- Bottle + chill:Bottle, chill, and it’s ready to pour, keeps in fridge for around a week
