Recipe created by Korina of Backbone Botanicals, this refined blend of bright citrus and sweet herbaceous notes, offer a refreshing and balanced flavour profile. Guaranteed to impress your dinner party guests and loved ones. Bitters are known historically to support digestion through the enteric nervous system and increase gastric juices. The taste of bitter is an important flavour to lean into, especially during transitional times and seasonal shifts.
ingredients
- finely ground chai spices, for glass rims
- grapefruit, peeled into big pieces
- 60ml fresh grapefruit, juiced
- 15ml fresh lemon, juiced
- 30ml sparkling water
- 3 full droppers of Backbone Botanicals Fennel Bitters
- ice
- edible flowers, for garnish
- (for 1 mocktail)
method
- Rim glass with the finely ground chai spices and then place in freezer to chill until ready to use.
- Peel grapefruit skin into big pieces and set aside for garnish.
- Juice the fresh grapefruit and lemon and strain them into a jar.
- Remove chilled glasses, add ice and then the juice, sparkling water and fennel bitters.
- Garnish with grapefruit peel and edible flowers, optional.
