Cocktail recipe
Gin and Tonic
Simple and aromatic highball.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 4 oz Tonic Water
- 1 piece Lime Wheel
Method
- Build over ice in a highball glass.
- Add gin then Tonic Water.
- Garnish with lime wheel.
Story
British officers in India took quinine against malaria, and tonic water was the palatable way to do it, with gin added to make it more so. Schweppes sold the first commercial tonic in the 1870s. The quinine in modern tonic is a fraction of a medicinal dose.
Tips
- Fill the glass with ice and pour the tonic down the side so it keeps its fizz.