Name: Vodka and Tonic (VAT)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Vodka; 120 ml Tonic water

Vodka & Tonic (VAT)
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Glass:

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Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
4 fl oz	Tonic water chilled

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

How to make:

POUR ingredients into ice-filled glass.
Briefly STIR.

Garnish:

Garnish with a lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Dry, crisp, refreshing and cleansing. Sip, contemplate and say to yourself, "The world is my lobster."

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History:

During the 1980s, the Vodka & Tonic knocked the G&T off the top spot as Britain's signature drink, its popularity helped by frequent appearances in television series such as ITV's Minder, broadcast 1979 to 1994. The comedy-drama series starred the affable but unscrupulous entrepreneurial trader, Arthur Daley, who was a regular at the Winchester Club, where his usual was "a large V.A.T", a wordplay on Value Added Tax. Arthur never paid for drinks, so "stick it on the slate" would inevitably follow his bar call.

Nutrition:

One serving of Vodka & Tonic (VAT) contains 153 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
9.26% alc./vol. (18.52° proof)
15.8 grams of pure alcohol

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