How to Make a Gin and Tonic
Gin and Tonic Recipe
2 ounces gin
4 ounces tonic water
garnish with a lime wedge
How to Make a Gin and Tonic
1. Fill Your Glass with ice.
Fill your glass with ice.
Traditionally, a gin and tonic is served in a highball, creatively, try using a wine glass to add a touch of elegance to the cocktail.
2. Add Ingredients:
Add gin, and top with tonic.
3. Stir:
Stir the drink in the glass for 10 seconds to ensure the gin and tonic mixes adequately.
4. Garnish:
Add a lime wedge to your gin and tonic for the finishing touch.
Equipment
What is a Gin and Tonic?
The gin and tonic is known as a highball cocktail made with gin, and tonic water poured over ice.
Ratios of gin and tonic vary depending on taste and gin used, on average the best ratio is 1:2.
Who invented the Gin and Tonic?
Gin was originally mixed with tonic in Holland in the 1840’s as a medicine to combat malaria.
In the 1850s, the British Army mixed tonic water with quinine when they were stationed in India to fight disease.
What made Gin and Tonic’s popular?
Mixing sugar with alcohol made it easier to drink, and the combination of gin and tonic as a cocktail came from the British military and colonists in the mid 19th century.
Fun Gin and Tonic Recipes
All of these recipes can be approached in the same style as the classic gin and tonic, by adding ice and ingredients into a highball glass, stirring for 15 seconds, and straining neat to serve in a martini glass.
Grandma’s Gin and Tonic
2 oz. Dry Gin
4 oz. Tonic Water
1/2 tsp black pepper
garnish with lemon wedge
Peach and Thyme Gin and Tonic
2 oz. Dry Gin
4 oz. Tonic Water
3 fresh peach slices
garnish with sprig of fresh thyme
Spanish Gin and Tonic
2 oz. Dry Gin
4 oz Tonic Water
Sliced lemon, orange, lime, and blood orange
garnish with basil, thyme, mint, or rosemary
serve in a red wine glass