Gin & Tonic Cocktail
- Medium
- citrus
A citrus, medium-strength cocktail, stirred until cold, served in a highball glass.
Serve in: highball glass
Ingredients
- 2 ozgin
- 4 oztonic water
- 3lime wedges
- Ice cubesoptional
How to Make a Gin & Tonic
Instructions
- Add the gin to a highball glass filled with ice.
- Squeeze in 1-2 lime wedges to taste, then add them to glass.
- Add 3-4 ounces tonic water then stir to combine.
Garnish
Decorate with a lime wedge.
Tips & substitutions
- No gin? Try vodka, tequila or white rum.
- No limes? Try lemons.
The glass
Serve this one in a highball glass. Tall and narrow with straight or slightly flaring sides, the highball glass is used to serve highball cocktails and other mixed drinks. A highball glass is taller than an Old Fashioned glass, and shorter and wider than a Collins glass.
Did you know
In the 1800s Brithish soldiers were using tonic water to fight of malaria (but more heavily infused with quinine than it is today) in India. But as you may know, tonic water is quite bitter, so the soldiers took to adding first gin, and eventually lemon and lime, to hide the bitter flavour, thus inventing the classic gin and tonic!.
