Citrus Tonic Spritz

Name: Citrus Tonic Spritz
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 glasses
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh grapefruit juice (240 ml); 0.5 cup fresh orange juice (120 ml); 0.25 cup fresh lemon juice (60 ml); 2 tbsp honey; 3 cups tonic water, chilled (720 ml); citrus wheels and thyme

Tonic water has a bitterness that makes this taste like a drink for adults, and fresh citrus brings the sweetness. It is a clean, bright spritz that looks good in a wine glass and goes well with eggs and smoked salmon.

6 glassesYield

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What you'll need

1 cup fresh grapefruit juice (240 ml)
0.5 cup fresh orange juice (120 ml)
0.25 cup fresh lemon juice (60 ml)
2 tbsp honey
3 cups tonic water, chilled (720 ml)
citrus wheels and thyme

How to make it

Stir the honey into the juices until dissolved.
Fill glasses with ice and pour in the juice until half full.
Top with tonic water and add a wheel.
Glass: Wine glasses. Garnish: A grapefruit wheel and a thyme sprig.

Chef's secrets

Taste the grapefruit first; some are sharper than others.

Choose a tonic with real quinine.

Good to know

Make ahead

The juice base keeps a day in the fridge.