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On the rocks: Gin and tonic.
Byline: Mary Ann Anderson
If you've got gin, tonic water and lime, you've got the makings of a simple summer cocktail.
But when it comes to different brands of gin, does one taste better than another in this old standby?
You bet your sweet Bogie, it does. Good liquor makes good cocktails, and gin is no exception. So, here's looking at you, kid, as you try experiment to find the perfect gin and tonic.
Here's the rundown on the gin and tonic. The ever-roving British were always off to malaria-ridden corners of the globe like Africa and India attempting to colonize new lands. Since quinine was used to treat malaria, it was added to water as a "tonic," but its taste was gosh-awfully bitter. The Brits added gin to make it ...
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- Magazine article from: Art Culinaire June 22, 2008 700+ words
...cocktail: 2 ounces gin, preferably Miller...Hendrick's 3 ounces tonic water, from above For...with ice, combine gin and tonic. Shake...OMITTED] Jerry Slater TONIC WATER For the tonic water...precursor to the classic gin-and-tonic. Bottles...alcohol. Carbonated ...
- Tried & tested tonic water.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire September 13, 2005 700+ words
...Technically, tonic water is a carbonated...essential partner to gin, as in a G&...the term Indian tonic water - used to mix their...quinine with a little gin and some squeezed...sadly, without the gin. Tesco Indian Tonic Water Really nice pungent...
- British Colonial History Contributes to Popularity of Tonic Water.
- News wire article from: Sunday Business (London) September 10, 2000 700+ words
...the key ingredient in tonic water -- quinine. By the latter...name for the product -- tonic water. And, to be more precise...Schweppes' case, Indian Tonic Water. Quinine is bitter...long as it was laced with gin. Modern versions are...
- Cowen on ... Schweppes. (Opinion).(An evaluation of advertising for tonic...
- Magazine article from: Campaign Cowen, Matthew November 2, 2001 700+ words
...particularly pertinent to Schweppes tonic water -- a FMCG product with a genuinely...problem that the brand shares with the gin market as a whole. Perhaps more worrying...having the drink and cheap supermarket tonic water will do just fine. Schweppes needs...
- Tonic water and exercise.
- News wire article from: Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) March 9, 2007 700+ words
...Richard Harkness My recent column on tonic water (which contains quinine) for leg...readers relate their experiences with tonic water and stretching exercises, followed by my comments. _Tonic water works for my leg and foot cramps and...
- Glass of tonic water helps reader's cramps.
- News wire article from: Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) March 2, 2007 700+ words
...my doctor suggested I use Schweppes tonic water, which contains quinine, to relieve...bedtime, adding grape juice to the tonic water. The leg cramps have almost totally...200 to 500 mg of quinine per dose. Tonic water, on the other hand, is reported to...
- Fever-Tree Naturally Light Tonic Water.(PRODUCTS)
- Magazine article from: Cheers May 1, 2008 700+ words
64 FEVER-TREE NATURALLY LIGHT TONIC WATER is a low-calorie, all-natural artisan tonic water. Made with aromatic botanicals including...Congo border and pure spring water, the tonic water is said to be crisp and clean tasting with...
- Try tonic water for muscle cramps.(MEDICAL MAILBOX)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post May 1, 2007 700+ words
...suggested to me that drinking a glass of tonic water each day would help the muscle cramps because tonic water contains quinine. This really works for me. Adding a little lime juice to the tonic water makes a more flavorful drink. J. Scott...
- PEPSI INTRODUCES TONIC WATER (the company has launched the product in New Delhi...
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire November 26, 2002 700+ words
...From India Business Insight) Pepsi Foods Ltd has launched its carbonated water, Lehar Tonic Water, on 25 Nov 2002 in New Delhi and Bangalore. The tonic water is flavoured with fruit extracts, sugar and quinine and costs Rs12 for a 500-millilitre...
- Los Portales begins bottling tonic water.(Brief Article)
- News wire article from: CubaNews July 1, 2004 700+ words
The Los Portales S.A. bottling plant in Pinar del Rio has begun producing tonic water for use in cocktails. The factory, which opened six years ago, will increase sales by 20% in 2004, according to a government...
Source: HighBeam Research, On the rocks: Gin and tonic.