Gin and Tonic
The simplest gin cocktail there is: botanical gin lifted by bittersweet tonic and a wedge of lime.
Base
gin
Glassware
Highball glass
Flavor Profile
bitterrefreshing
Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- 4-5 oz tonic water
- Lime wedge, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2Add gin and top with tonic water.
- 3Stir gently and garnish with a lime wedge.
Origin & Story
British India, 19th century
British officers stationed in India mixed their bitter, malaria-preventing quinine tonic with gin and sugar to make it palatable, inadvertently creating one of the world's most enduring highballs.
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