Gin and Tonic

Hall of FameBuiltHighballHighball glass

Ingredients

  • Gin50ml1⅔ oz
  • Tonic WaterTop up

How to make it

Fill a chilled highball glass with ice and pour in the gin. Top up with tonic water and stir once, gently, to keep the fizz. Garnish with a lime wedge.

About the Gin and Tonic

Born in British India, where officers made their bitter anti-malarial quinine tonic easier to drink with gin, sugar and lime. Bottled tonic water arrived in 1870 and the pairing has been built the same way ever since.

Missing something?

  • No gin? Use Old Tom Gin (Slightly sweeter)
  • No gin? Use Genever (Maltier and rounder)

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