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Everyone should try a good gin and tonic at least once. It's a classic drink, has only 2 ingredients and fits the lifestyle of any English dandy-wannabe better than a pre-WWII Roll's. Plus it's very refreshing and a great evening summer drink. Here's the recipe: 1 part (6 oz) gin, 2 parts (4 oz) tonic. Pour the gin into a highball (largish) glass filled with ice. Add the tonic slowly, and stir if desired. Extra points if you garnish with a lemon/lime wedge. A great night-cap.

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Tonic + Gin = perfection.

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Q Tonic

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Q Tonic is a new, premium tonic water. It comes in individual, bottle-cap bottles that are designed for one drink. Q Tonic does some things differently from commercial brands:

-Hand-picked quinine from the Peruvian Andes (not synthetic)
-Organic agave as the sweetener (no high-fructose corn syrup!)
-60% fewer calories than regular tonic water (one bottle has 24, that's right 24 calories)
-85% lower glycemic rating than other tonic waters (that's the agave working)

I don't think synthetic quinine is a huge issue, but using agave instead of corn syrup IS. And 24 calories? Wow. Most Tonic's are at least 90. Not to mention the quietly awesome bottle.

The company claims Q Tonic has a sharper, cleaner taste with a gently rounded sweetness - one that doesn't overpower your drink, but rather complements it.

Sadly I can't give my own opinion on Q Tonic yet as I haven't had a chance to try it. But you can be sure I will soon, and let you know!

UPDATE: LIttle box came today with 2 bottles. I must say, not bad at all! First of all the bottle design is quite elegant, and it has a real bottle-cap you have to open (one of my little quirks). Oh yes, the tonic itself. I've always been a bit more on the gin side, preferring a slightly higher g to t ratio. Perhaps this is why I like Q Tonic. It is sweet enough to add flavor and mask the quinine bitterness, but just enough - it leaves plenty of savory crispness. Yet it's certainly not bitter, just a teeny bit less sweet than other tonics - perhaps agave is sweeter AND lower in calories? (1 bottle is 30 btw.) All in all, this may just be my new favorite tonic. I highly recommend you try a bottle and see what you think.

Updated Jun 3, 2009

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Gin & Titonic - Ice Cube Ocean Liners and Icebergs

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oh yes, you have sunk the titanic badass. you're a dirty lil person.
i don't even need to explain the purpose of this, it's just simply awesome. I need this tray!

Updated Feb 4, 2009

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Bombay Gin

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While I've recommended Bombay Sapphire in the past, Bombay Dry Gin is the original recipe and my standard go-to. Their distillation process captures all the right flavors using all the right ingredients (coriander and angelica root to name 2) giving the gin a slightly more earthy, rounded taste, while letting the juniper berries shine. It's a great gin (it's been made roughly the same way since 1761) and is cheaper than the sapphire version.

Plus, I think that's Queen Victoria on the bottle, so win-win, right?

Updated May 30, 2009

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Bombay Sapphire Gin

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Lately I've been partial to a good gin and tonic, probably because of my diet of P.G. Wodehouse literature (Bertie also likes whisky and soda.) If you are making a g&t, try out Bombay Sapphire. It's a newer, premium version of Bombay gin, with a finer, more subtle taste and a cool bottle.

I recommend Canada Dry for the Tonic Water.

Updated May 30, 2009

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Canada Dry Tonic Water

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Liking to think I'm a gentlemanly dandy, a good Gin and Tonic is my poison of choice. I use Canada Dry for my tonic water needs. It's simple, it works, and I like the yellow label. It's available everywhere in a standard 1-liter bottle, and also in single serve packs as shown here.

Canada Dry also makes a mythical sugar-free version which I have yet to see in my local stores.

Updated May 20, 2009