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    Tarragon Gin and Tonics

    By Alanna Taylor-Tobin on Apr 13, 2017 (updated Apr 4, 2025) / 11 Comments Jump to Recipe

    These spring green tarragon gin and tonics taste like G&Ts plucked from an herb garden, with soft notes of tarragon melding with herbaceous gin and sharpened by quinine and celery bitters. Sponsored by The Botanist Gin.

    tall glasses of Tarragon Gin and Tonics

    If you're a fan of herbaceous cocktails, like these iconic Verdant Lady Chartreuse Cocktails, here's another green gin drink to add to your repertoire. These drinks are flavored with tarragon, which I also love using in green goddess dressing.

    There’s nothing quite like a classic gin and tonic made with excellent ingredients: bitter, sweet, aromatic, tangy, and ice cold. Around here, we drink G&Ts on the regular when the weather turns warm, and few drinks make for easier entertaining than this simply stunning combination of ingredients. Over the years, we’ve tried various types of gin, homemade tonic water, garnishes, and bitters. We’ve loved them all!

    sieve and limes

    So when the folks at The Botanist sent me a bottle of their gin all the way from the Isle of Islay, Scotland, I wasn’t quite prepared for what delicious sips awaited me. I poured a splash into a glass and took a sniff – and nearly swooned. Citrus zest, flowers, and freshly picked herbs hit my nose. And the taste is even better. Here are the tasting notes I wrote down upon my first sips: sweet and floral, spicy, citrusy, herbaceous, lime, bergamot, thyme, pepper, mineral.

    slices of lime

    Flavored with a medley of handpicked, wild-foraged botanicals such as apple mint, elderflower, chamomile, lemon balm, and thyme in addition to the classic juniper, cinnamon, coriander, and citrus peel, The Botanist Gin contains a total of 22 botanicals in all. This coupled with a slow distillation process gives the gin a sweet, floral foretaste followed by a spicy, herbaceous finish. No wonder it reminded me of floral, complex bergamot.

    Tarragon Gin and Tonic in bottle

    Something in the combination of flavors also reminded me of tarragon, which tastes like what would happen if basil and licorice had a love child, so I decided to infuse my G&Ts with a fresh tarragon syrup inspired by a drink I love to order whenever I frequent ABV in San Francisco’s Mission District: the Tarragon Collins. The Collins is bright green and eminently sippable, so I wagered that a mash-up of the tarragon Collins and a classic G&T would be a springtime winner. Thus the tarragon gin and tonic was born.

    jigger of Gin into bottle

    I whipped up some tarragon syrup by blanching and shocking a bunch of tarragon, which helps to preserve its fresh taste and bright hue and prevent oxidization, then blended it into chilled simple syrup kissed with lime juice. In went a shot of The Botanist Gin, a pour of good tonic water, and a hit of celery bitters followed by a good splash of fizzy water and lots of ice.

    bitters into Tarragon Gin and Tonics

    If G&Ts grew in gardens, this tarragon gin and tonic is what I imagine they’d taste like; like the scent of fresh picked herbs mixed with the floral botanicals of fine gin, the sharpness of quinine, and a vegetal twist of celery. They’re refreshing, balanced, and classic enough to bring back all your G&T memories, but with enough of a twist to hold your interest. Plus they’re a snap to mix up on the fly, making them ideal for springtime entertaining – served alongside a platter of spring veggies and lemon artichoke hummus perhaps?

    tonic into Gin

    Whether you prefer a classic G&T, this herbaceous twist, or a simple pour of good gin on the rocks, I recommend giving The Botanist a try for all your spring sipping needs.

    3 Tarragon Gin and Tonics

    *Many thanks to The Botanist for sponsoring this post.

    hand holding a Tarragon Gin and Tonic

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    Tarragon Gin & Tonics
    5 from 5 reviews

    Tarragon Gin and Tonics

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    These spring green tarragon gin and tonics taste like G&Ts plucked from an herb garden, with soft notes of tarragon melding with herbaceous gin and sharpened by quinine and celery bitters.
    Alanna Taylor-Tobin
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 drink

    Ingredients

    Tarragon syrup (makes about ¾ cup, enough for 12 drinks):

    • 1 bunch tarragon leaves (1 cup lightly packed)
    • ½ cup (100 g) organic granulated sugar
    • ½ cup (120 ml) water
    • juice of 1 large lime, strained

    Per Cocktail:

    • ½ ounce (1 tablespoon / 15 ml) tarragon syrup
    • 2 ounces (1/4 cup / 60 ml) chilled The Botanist Gin
    • 2 ounces (1/4 cup / 60 ml) good tonic water, chilled (such as Fever Tree)
    • ice
    • squeeze of lime
    • 3-4 drops celery bitters (such as Scrappy’s or homemade)
    • ~4 ounces sparkling water
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    Instructions

    • To make the syrup, make an ice water bath in a large bowl. Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved. Pour into a metal bowl and place in the ice water bath, stirring until chilled. Reserve the ice water bath. Meanwhile, bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add the tarragon leaves and cook for 5 seconds, until bright green. Drain the tarragon well and immediately place in the ice water bath. When cold, drain the tarragon and discard the ice, squeezing the excess water out of the leaves. Place the leaves in a blender and add half of the chilled simple syrup. Blend on medium until smooth, about 30 seconds, then blend in the remaining syrup and the lime juice. Strain through a fine mesh sieve and chill until needed, up to 1 week.
    • To make the cocktails, combine the tarragon syrup, gin, and tonic water in a small pitcher. Fill a tumbler or highball glass with ice and add the cocktail mixture. Top with a squeeze of lime, the bitters, and sparkling water. Taste, adding more lime, syrup, or tonic water if you like to taste. Enjoy!

    Notes

    Blanching and shocking the fresh tarragon then blending it into cold simple syrup helps preserve its verdant hue and fresh flavor.
    The syrup keeps well, refrigerated airtight, for up to 1 week, or you can freeze it in ice cube trays for longer storage if you want tarragon G&Ts on the fly.
    If you’re wary of tarragon, dial the syrup back to 2 teaspoons, adding more if you like to taste. Celery bitters add extra savory oomph to the drink, but you can leave them off if you don’t have any on hand or make your own.
    Nutritional values are based on one drink.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gSodium: 45mgSugar: 11gVitamin C: 1.5mgIron: 0.5mg
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    Tarragon Gin and Tonics with bottle of gin

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    1. Tori//Gringalicious.com says

      April 13, 2017 at 4:55 am

      Wow, I've never even considered putting taragon in a drink but is sounds delicious. These are definitely a drink I want to try.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        April 16, 2017 at 2:49 pm

        Thanks Tori! I never would have thought of it on my own, but I just can't get enough of these. Let me know if you give it a go!

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    2. Sasha Swerdloff says

      April 13, 2017 at 7:48 am

      These photos are amazing! XO

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      • Alanna says

        April 16, 2017 at 2:51 pm

        Aw thank you Sasha!!

        Reply
    3. Todd Wagner says

      April 14, 2017 at 3:59 pm

      Clean AF!! I think I'm in love...

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        April 16, 2017 at 2:30 pm

        Aw. I was channeling my inner Todd!

        Reply
    4. RayG says

      April 18, 2017 at 1:35 pm

      Looks amazing! A couple clarifying questions on the recipe notes:

      "Pour into a metal bowl and place in the ice water bath, stirring until chilled. Reserve the ice water bath."
      Should you remove the bowl from the ice water bath then?

      "Drain the tarragon well and immediately place in the ice water bath. When cold, drain the tarragon and discard the ice, squeezing the excess water out of the leaves."
      Should you place the drained tarragon pieces into the ice directly? And should you discard the water it was boiling in?

      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        April 18, 2017 at 4:06 pm

        All of that is correct! :)

        Reply
    5. Rishi says

      April 30, 2021 at 4:31 pm

      This is amazingly delicious. Thanks!

      Reply
    6. Laura says

      August 13, 2023 at 2:37 pm

      Love this late summer refreshing drink with garden fresh tarragon. Can't wait to have the neighbors over!

      Reply
      • Alanna Taylor-Tobin says

        August 13, 2023 at 10:00 pm

        So glad you love it!!

        Reply

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