Gin & Tonic Caviar Spheres cocktail recipe
Molecular Mixology

Gin & Tonic Caviar Spheres

Clean, Citrus, Innovative

Crystal-clear gin spheres (molecular caviar) floating in tonic water creating bursting pearls - modern alchemy.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 4 oz Premium tonic water
  • 2 tbsp Spherified gin pearls (prepare ahead)
  • For spheres 1 cup gin, 2g sodium alginate, 5g calcium chloride in 2 cups water

Instructions

  1. 1. PREP SPHERES (2 hours ahead): Mix sodium alginate into gin, let rest 1 hour to remove bubbles
  2. 2. Dissolve calcium chloride in water in separate bowl
  3. 3. Use dropper to drop gin mixture into calcium bath, let sit 3 minutes
  4. 4. Rinse spheres gently in water, store in plain gin
  5. 5. TO SERVE: Add tonic water to balloon glass
  6. 6. Gently spoon gin caviar spheres into tonic
  7. 7. Watch spheres float and shimmer
  8. 8. Garnish with lime wheel and juniper berries

Glassware

Balloon gin glass or coupe

Garnish

Lime wheel, fresh juniper berries

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