Name: Gin Tonica
Total time: 1 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 150 ml Tonic water

Gin Tonica
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Ingredients:
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
5 oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Copa glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist, lime wedge & 3 cardamom pods.
POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.
Lightly stir.

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Review:

Something of a Spanish phenomenon, where the G&T (which in England has been traditionally served in a tall slim Collins glass) tends to be served in a huge goldfish bowl of a glass – big enough to house garnishes ranging from cardamom pods and juniper berries to fruit peels and slices of ginger.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Tonica contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
9.27% alc./vol. (9.27° proof)
19.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Florian Ruf

13th March 2024 at 22:02

I agree the cardamon pods opinion, thank you John. Maybe one needs very fresh ones or has to soak them before (in the gin?). Besides that I like this southern climate version, it remains the quest to pair the right gin and tonic.

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John Hinojos

28th September 2023 at 00:22

Very interesting gin and tonic variation. Not sure if the cardamon pods did anything, but I am sure a little flavour came out as it sat. Used our regular dry gin, but may use a stronger flavoured one to see the differences. May also try our rye gin.

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Garret Brough

22nd February 2022 at 20:02

Usually when I make this style of gin and tonic I use Gin Mare and Fever Tree Tonic Water, then I will use a sprig of rosemary and a slice of grapefruit for the aromatics.

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