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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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