A world of new gin styles and a rising interest in artisan and homemade tonic waters and syrups mean the classic gin and tonic is undergoing a sort of renaissance. This former staple of a drink—light, ...

The gin-and-tonic craze in Spain is nothing new. For years, locals have used the drink to create a lovely pause in the day, and tourists have followed suit. The Spanish cocktail barely resembles the ...

Welcome to a tongue-in-cheek, but sometimes super serious column documenting adventures with spirits and cocktails when out and about or from the comfort of my own home. Let's discover new things ...

Back in the 1700s, gin enjoyed wild popularity thanks to its affordability, earning it the nickname "mother's ruin" because of the families it destroyed. In London alone there were around 7,000 gin ...

The beauty of a gin and tonic is that it’s simple. Gin, tonic, squeeze of lime over ice. That’s it. Anyone can do it. But just because it’s a simple cocktail doesn’t mean you shouldn’t shake things up ...

Drinks from left: Queen Victoria Tonic, Plymouth Gin Tonic and Hierba Gin & Tonic. (Recipes included below) (Ingalls Photography) If store-bought tonic in a plastic bottle and dry, piney gin come to ...

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