Tonic Syrup

Name: Tonic Syrup
Yield: Makes about 16 ounces
Ingredients: 16 ounces, water; 2 tablespoons (½ ounce), cinchona bark chips; 5 (3-inch), strips lemon zest plus ½ ounce juice; 4 (2-inch) strips, lime zest plus 1½ teaspoons juice; 1 , lemon grass stalks, trimmed to bottom 6 inches and chopped coarse; Pinch , table salt; 1 cup, sugar; 2 tablespoons, citric acid

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If you're a fan of gin and tonics, then you probably know that the tonic water is as important as the gin.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from How to Cocktail

SERVESMakes about 16 ounces

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from How to Cocktail

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We set out to create our own homemade tonic syrup that would rival any store-bought version and could serve as the basis for our very own Favorite Gin and Tonic. First, we gently simmered cinchona bark, lemon and lime zest and juice, and le...

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