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Gin & Tonic: Midnight Cable

London, United Kingdom Europe/London

History

British officers in 19th-century India mixed bitter quinine tonic with gin, sugar, and citrus, turning malaria prophylaxis into a global classic. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Aromatic bitters pull warm spice and orange peel into the foreground.

Gin · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

  • 12 oz gin
  • 24 oz tonic water
  • 3Lime wedge
  • 42 dashes aromatic bitters

Method

  1. 01Build in an ice-filled highball and stir briefly.
  2. 02Add the bitters with the other ingredients and finish with expressed orange oil.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.