{"id":3084,"date":"2015-07-08T14:21:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T13:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/?p=3084"},"modified":"2015-07-08T14:21:24","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T13:21:24","slug":"gt-3-happy-marriages-between-gins-and-tonics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/gt-3-happy-marriages-between-gins-and-tonics\/","title":{"rendered":"G&T : 3 Happy Marriages between Gins and Tonics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The G&T was first introduced in India in the early 19th century by officers of the British East India Company. The reason for its rise to fame was that back in the 1700s, quinine was found to be used to prevent and treat malaria. Unfortunately, quinine was rather unpalatable on its own and so those clever army chaps decided to add a splash of the good stuff, a tad of sugar, a squeeze of lime and water \u2013 thus the G&T was born !<\/p>\n

Discover 3 exquisite couples :<\/em><\/p>\n

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Xellent Swiss Edelweiss Gin<\/a> + Gents Swiss Roots Tonic Water<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ginandtonic\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A gin on the basis of 100% Xellent Swiss Vodka. Juniper berries, edelweiss and further botanicals like lemon balm, woodruff and lavenders, are used for the production. Reduced with Swiss glacier water on drinking strength.<\/p>\n

Gents Swiss Roots Tonic Water, created by Food writer and publisher Hans Georg Hildebrandt, has been thought to prove much less sweet than traditional tonics.<\/p>\n

The three main ingredients that give Gents<\/em> its distinct and subtle flavor are:<\/p>\n