The Ultimate Gin and Tonic
by: Three Many Cooks
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- Large ice cubes
- 1 large lime, cut into 8 chunks
- Bombay Sapphire Gin, stored in the freezer
- 2 bottles (6.3 ounces each) Q tonic or 1 bottle (10 ounces ) Shweppe’s tonic water
Instructions
- Fill two 12-ounce insulated plastic glasses with ice cubes. Rub each glass rim with a lime chunk; squeeze remaining juice over ice. Add about ¼ cup of gin to each glass. Top each with tonic water. Drizzle or "perfume" each drink with a teaspoon or so of gin serve immediately.
Pam – thanks for this – Bombay Sapphire is the BEST. bring on the warm weather so we can start enjoynig these!
I found the Q Tonic at my local health food store, and had one of these after the kids were in bed last night. It was great!
I don’t think it’s going to replace my glass of Scotch, but I do think it will make a regular appearance in my drink rotation.
I don’t like to sound like an idiot, but… how much is a jiggler??
That’s a really good question, Ellina. In fact, it appears that a jigger is 1 1/2 ounces (or 3 tablespoons). If that’s true, I think 2 ounces or 1/4 cup of gin the correct amount and have edited the recipe accordingly–in cup measurements!
For my taste I would use Martin Millers gin over Bombay, but you’re right the tonic is all important. My tip is to keep the gin in the refridgerator, not the freezer. Too cold.
Every time I hear “gin & tonic”, I think of when I was little, helping “clean up” after my parents had parties. I always drank my mom’s G&T! LOL So silly, but its a fun memory!
Nothing says summer more than a tasty G&T. 🙂