{"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 \n Xellent Swiss Edelweiss Gin<\/a> + Gents Swiss Roots Tonic Water<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/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 If you are a drinker of premium handcrafted gins and other spirits that mix well with tonic water, Gents<\/em> is the ideal mixer. Its light effervescence and delicate flavors<\/strong> will highlight those found in your gin – and make them sing. Gents<\/em> is a premium and affordable tonic water that should definitely grace your home bar. (Newly Swissed<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n \n Gin Sul<\/a> + Aqua Monaco tonics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If Hamburg and Portugal had a gin love-child, it would be Gin Sul<\/a>, a simple and fresh variety made with botanicals and affectionately distilled in small batches. The citrus notes, owed to giant lemons from the Algarve and a Mediterranean flower famous for its fragrant leaves, make this gin special. Many including Christian Kern treasure the gin for its \u201cfloral and citrus aromas, hints of liquorice and vanilla and juniper background\u201d<\/em> which make it aromatic and smooth. Owner Stephan Garbe distills the gin slowly in a homeopathic capacity using 100 liter copper pots. The alcohol vapors rise through a spirit basket which is filled with lemon peel, rosemary sprigs, and rose petal. (Mixology<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n I chose to pair it wirth tonics from Aqua Monaco (Munich), who withdraws the water for its products from the glacial runoff of the “M\u00fcnchner Schotterebene” (engl.: “Munich gravel plain”). Only selected and untainted natural ingredients as well as said glacial water are utilised to create Aqua Monaco Tonic Water. Due to the fact that the water has been resting for about 10,000 years its perfectly suitable as a basis for drinks of all kinds. The result is a Tonic Water with subtle quinine aromas, which is perfectly suitable for being enjoyed either neat or in a cocktail. (Urban Drinks<\/em>)<\/p>\n \n Cotswolds Dry Gin<\/a> + Fever Tree Tonic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n