The Spring Gin & Tonic is a bright and beautiful twist on the classic G&T. Granadilla, pineapple, lime and a dash of elderflower liqueur team up with gin & tonic to create a drink with a vibrant hue and a tropical, fruity bite.

Inside of each happy yellow glass nestles a bunch of tropical fruity flavours. Fresh granadilla and pineapple offer up deliciously tart and floral scents & flavours. A squeeze of lime enhances the zesty nature of the granadilla and a dash of Elderflower heightens the flowery undertones that these tropical fruits serve up.

Ingredients

1 Granadilla

1 Slice fresh pineapple (1cm thick)

1 Wedge lime

50ml Gin (floral works best if you have that)

10ml Elderflower liqueur

120ml Tonic Water (Elderflower if you can get it) Add more/ less to suit your tastes

Pineapple chunks (for optional garnish) 

Instructions

1. Remove the skin and centre from the pineapple, roughly chop the flesh and drop it into a jug

2. Pour in the gin then blitz with a stick blender until the pineapple has broken down

3. Strain the liquid through a fine meshed sieve, using a small metal spoon to turn the fruit around and keep the juice flowing out. When drained, discard the fruit pulp

4.  Add the seeds and flesh from the granadilla to the liquid and stir well

5. Fill a glass with ice and pour in the elderflower liqueur

6. Strain the fruity gin over the ice and squeeze the lime wedge over the glass, dropping it in at the end. Add a few of the granadilla seeds to the glass if desired, along with several chunks of fresh pineapple

7. Slowly pour the tonic water into the glass and serve immediately

Spring is well and truly here and I think this is my new favourite cocktail for the season. My heart is happy.