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What did people drink gin with before tonic?
lime
Gin and tonic is traditionally garnished with a slice or wedge of lime, often slightly squeezed into the drink before being placed in the glass. In most parts of the world, lime remains the only usual garnish; however, lemon is often used as an alternative fruit.
How was gin originally drunk?
Back in those days, gin was far from its modern incarnation. Known as genever, the drink was made by distilling malt wine to around 50\% ABV (alcohol by volume). As one might imagine, the drink wasn’t particularly drinkable, so it was softened with herbs and spices.
How do you drink gin without tonic water?
Five ways to gin without tonic
- Gin, lime, soda. Vodka doesn’t own the rights to soda and lime.
- Ginsecco. You heard it here first, gin with Prosecco is set to be the next big thing in the drink scene, predicts Tomlinson.
- Gin & ginger beer.
- Gin & juice.
- Gin & earl grey tea.
Which tonic water has no quinine?
Cushiedoos Scottish Tonic Water is a quinine-free tonic which makes for a naturally lighter tonic that does not dry the palate. Made from locally-sourced botanicals including Scottish heather and silver birch.
When was the first gin and tonic made?
As early as 1825 British officers in India devised a way to make their bitter, daily dose more pleasurable. They combined it with sold water, sugar, lime and gin, inventing a potent precursor to the classic gin-and-tonic. Bottles of sweetened quinine water soon appeared, to be drunk with or without the alcohol.
How did tonic water get its ingredients?
One of the key ingredients of the tonic water is quinine that is an anti-malarial alkaloid extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree. Quinine was being used in treating shivers during the common cold. But how did tonic water started being added to the mist widely preferred alcoholic drink of the English- the gin?
Why is Gin mixed with lime and tonic water?
The soldiers of the British empire in India soon discovered that they could mix gin, of which they had a ration, with lime and tonic water, which they were taken to prevent malaria, and enjoy it in the afternoon as the sun was going down, to make the quinine bitter flavours more pleasant.
Why is the gin and tonic so popular in India?
The gin and tonic was the reason that the British were able to rule India for as long as they did. Read the fascinating origin story of this classic cocktail. The gin and tonic might be the simplest cocktail to prepare, but it has a whole lot of history behind its invention.