Healing Lemon-Ginger Honey Tonic

Healing Lemon-Ginger Honey Tonic

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Author: Madeline King

Prep time: 40 MinTotal time: 40 Min

Lemon, ginger, and honey are a delicious trifecta. Here, they make up the base of a flavor-packed concentrate that you’ll find yourself making all year round. Top a few tablespoons with hot spring water to make a steamy, cold-busting elixir during winter months, and pour it over ice with local sparkling water for a sweet-spicy refresher in spring and summer.

Ingredients

• 10 oz. ginger, peeled, coarsely chopped
• 5 wide strips lemon zest
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from 5–6 lemons)
• ¼ cup Simpson Spring Honey
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• Pinch of sea salt
• Local plain seltzer
• Lemon wheels or twists (for serving)

Instructions

1. Bring 10 oz. ginger, peeled, coarsely chopped, 5 wide strips lemon zest, 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from 5–6 lemons), ¼ cup honey, pinch of cayenne pepper, pinch of kosher salt, and ½ cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer until mixture is darkened in color and reduced by about one third, 30–40 minutes.
2. Strain tonic through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl or measuring glass, pressing on solids to release as much liquid as possible; discard solids (you should have ½–⅔ cup tonic).
3. To serve hot, pour 2 Tbsp. tonic into each mug. Top with hot water as desired and garnish with lemon wheels or twists.
4. To serve cold, pour 2 Tbsp. tonic into each ice-filled glass. Top with seltzer as desired and garnish with lemon wheels or twists.
5. Do ahead: Tonic can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and chill.