The Hooch Life

Gin and Tonic

Classic Gin and Tonic

How to Make

Squeeze lime and pour 1-1/2 oz gin over ice cubes. Top with tonic water.

Ingredients

Makes one drink:

  • 1-1/2 ounces Gin
  • Tonic Water

Garnish

1 Lime Wedge

Prep Time

30 seconds

Tools

  • Knife
  • Short Tumbler

Bartender Stories

Sian Ferguson-Nagan

I used to hate gin. In the darkness of dingy student bars around Dundee and Glasgow, my nose could identify Guy's Gin and Tonic from my Vodka Seven in nanoseconds. "Ugh, how can you drink that stuff?" I used to say. Then, during a long, hot summer slinging G ‘n T’s with great repetition, my olfactory senses began to subconciously equate thirst quenching with G ‘n T’s. I started rounding out my evenings with a couple in the converted church beer garden down the street. My favorite is Hendrick's and not just because it's Scottish.

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