Gin and Tonic
The quintessential British highball. Simple yet endlessly variable.
ClassicBitterHerbalRefreshing
Ingredients
- Gin2 oz (60 ml)
- Tonic Water4 oz (120 ml)
- Lime Wedge1
How to make it
- Build in a highball glass over ice.
- Stir gently.
- Garnish with lime.
Glass: Highball
May contain: Gluten, Quinine. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Gin and Tonic grew out of the British colonial presence in India, where the quinine in tonic water was taken to prevent malaria and gin made the bitter medicine drinkable. Through the 19th century it spread across the Empire to become the quintessential British highball.
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