Gin and Tonic
Yield: 1.0
Glass: Highball or copa glass, 12–16 oz
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Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.
classic cocktail
gin
highball
built
seeded
Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- 4 oz tonic water
- Lime wedge, for garnish
Instructions
Build over ice in a highball glass and stir gently.
Behind the drink
A little history
1800s
British India
British officers in India mixed quinine tonic with gin, sugar, and citrus to make the bitter malaria prophylactic easier to drink. Modern tonic contains far less quinine, so today’s highball is refreshment rather than medicine.
Gin and tonic history