East Imperial Grapefruit Tonic Water
- Producer
- Unknown Producer, New Zealand
Tonic description
The grapefruit was not discovered until the 18th century and botanists believe it is the result of cross-breeding sweet oranges of Barbados with the pomelo, a citrus fruit native to Indonesia. The British knew that not only was this new fruit delicious, it was very good for you too, with sailors and explorers favouring it over lime and lemons due to its natural higher vitamin C content. Enter Harry Craddock, who was known in the 1930s for his fantastic cocktails at iconic London destinations, The Savoy and The Dorchester Hotel. In his journals and recipes he often spoke of using the ‘forbidden fruit’ and his secrets remained somewhat shrouded in mystery until recent years. Inspired by Craddock, we’ve taken the South East Asian Pomelo, which delivers a deep rich orange note and carefully blended this with Ruby Red Grapefruit, resulting in a tonic which delivers the ultimate citrus balance.
Perfect gins with this tonic
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N|D Excursion #1 Grapefruit Gin Norrbottens Destilleri
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Humdinger Citrus Gin
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Peddlers Gin Co. Shanghai Craft Gin
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The West Winds Gin The Broadside Navy Strength
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Karven Gin
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That Boutique-Y Gin Company World Gin Day Gin 7 Continents Gin
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1881 Pavilion Gin Peebles Pink
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That Boutique-Y Gin Company Expeditionary Gin Golden Moon Distillery
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That Boutique-Y Gin Company Spit-Roasted Pineapple Gin