Gin and Tonic
The Quirky Foodster Team
Ingredients
- Gin — 50 ml (1 3/4 oz)
- Tonic water, to top — 150 ml (5 oz)
Method
- Fill a highball or copa glass generously with ice.
- Add the gin.
- Top with chilled tonic water and stir once, gently.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Description: The world's most popular gin drink — just gin, tonic and ice, though the ratio and garnish are endlessly debated among bartenders.
Cultural Background: Originated with British colonial officers in India, who mixed gin into their quinine-based anti-malarial tonic water to make it palatable, by the mid-1800s.
Tips: Use plenty of ice and a full glass to keep the drink cold and fizzy for longer.
Variations: Different botanicals in the gin (citrus-forward, floral, juniper-heavy) pair better with different tonic styles — worth experimenting.
Serving Suggestion: Serve immediately after building, while the tonic is at its most carbonated.
Nutrition: Approx. 150 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Why did colonial officers drink this?
A: Tonic water's quinine helped prevent malaria; gin made the bitter tonic more palatable.
- Gin — 50 ml (1 3/4 oz)
- Tonic water, to top — 150 ml (5 oz)
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