Gin & Tonic（ジントニック）
Quinine bitterness meets botanical spirit — the drink that colonised every warm evening.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Gin | 50 ml |
| Tonic water | 120 ml |
| Lime wedgeoptional |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
1 : 2.4
- 01
Fill a highball glass with plenty of clear ice.
- 02
Pour the gin over the ice.
- 03
Top with tonic water and give one gentle stir.
- 04
Garnish with a lime wedge.
Garnish — Lime wedge
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 38Light
- Sourness*
- 18Faint
- Bitterness
- 58Moderate
- Fruitiness
- 40Moderate
- Herbal*
- 0Faint
- Alcohol
- 28Light
- Crisp
- 55Moderate
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
Tonic water began as medicine: British officers in 19th-century India mixed bitter quinine — a malaria prophylactic — with sugar, soda, and their gin ration to make it drinkable.
The drink travelled home with the empire and never left. Through the 20th century it became the default British long drink, and the Spanish 'gintonic' — served in a copa de balón with elaborate garnishes — reintroduced it to a new generation in the 2000s.
The modern craft era turned it into a taxonomy exercise: tonic waters for every gin style, garnishes argued over like terroir.
Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.
Sources — Difford's Guide · David T. Smith, The Gin Dictionary (2019)
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- Difford's Guide
Simon Difford · Web · unverified
- Gin50 ml
- premium tonic water120 ml
Build over ice in a highball glass.
The modern standard spec.
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05Variations
- VariationSpanish 'gintonic'Copa de balón, juniper + citrus garnishes
- Ingredient swapGin RickeySoda instead of tonic — the sugar-free cousin→
- Ingredient swapVodka TonicNeutral spirit version
06The map
Ingredients
Spirits
