Gin and Tonic

[Mr_S]

quick question really

Is Gin and Tonic a girly drink?

I like it but my wife thinks it's a bit odd.

:0)

[poo at Paul's]

No. It's awesome!

[Puggit]

Errrr - in the summer, G+T rocks.

In the winter, you're a bit weird to have one.

[Racefan_uk]

No, especially if you are drinking it in the quantity and strength we were at Le Mans this year...

[Mr_S]

50/50 is the best

[dhf]

a distintly manly drink,the women coped onto it years later....

on a different note,try a red Martini and tonic,a bit like a bitter Pimms,no idea on the sexual orientation on that one though.......

[sneijder]

Proper drink, Quinine delivery system during the days of the Empire in India.

Gordons and Schweppes only, although Bombay Sapphire may be substituted upon holidaying in warmer climes or where Gordons is not availiable.

[Vixpy1]

The drink of a Gent

[condor]

I'm drinking a Bombay Sapphire and tonic right now
I rarely drink Gordons as it's only 37.5 deg alc by vol as opposed to my usual tipples of Bombay, Plymouth, Beefeater, Tanqueray and Greenalls which are all 40 or above

[MX7]

Vixpy1 said:

The drink of a Gent

I'm with him.

[cannedheat]

Plymouth Navy Strength FTW!!

It looks like gin, smells like gin, tastes like gin but at 57% it has quite a kick!!

[fergywales]

Pfft! Hendrick's or GTFO (of my glass)!

[don4l]

My mother liked a G & T.

My father preferred a neat whisky.


The G&T has, for a long time, been the drink of choice for the middle class metrosexual.

Don

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[sneijder]

don4l said:

My mother liked a G & T.

My father preferred a neat whisky.


The G&T has, for a long time, been the drink of choice for the middle class metrosexual.

Don

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Sir, I beg to differ.

Allow me to sloppily cut and paste Wikipedia in order to state my case in the most lazily of fashions :

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Gin and Tonic :

This cocktail was introduced by the army of the British East India Company in India.

Tonic water contains quinine, which was used to prevent malaria. Because the tonic water consumed to prevent malaria in the 18th century was extremely bitter, gin was added to make it more palatable.[citation needed] The bitter flavor of quinine complements the green notes of gin (flavored with juniper) much like dry vermouth complements gin in a classic martini.

Although the consumption of tonic water currently has less medical use than it once did, gin and tonic remains a popular drink. Tonic water available today contains less quinine and is consequently less bitter (and is sometimes sweetened). Because of this connection to warmer climates and its refreshing nature, this cocktail is more popular during the warmer months.

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As we can see from this scant evidence, Gin and Tonic is the drink of the upper classes served by their servants after a hard day machine gunning tigers. You sir are an oaf.

[wiffmaster]

A friend and I were debating this whilst sipping on G&T in the Australian tropics. We concluded that it wasn't girly, it was colonial.

[ErnestM]

fergywales said:

Pfft! Hendrick's or GTFO (of my glass)!

I like Hendricks. We keep a couple of bottles around for "the good company". All others get Tanqueray.

[Vixpy1]

ErnestM said:

fergywales said:

Pfft! Hendrick's or GTFO (of my glass)!

I like Hendricks. We keep a couple of bottles around for "the good company". All others get Tanqueray.

Good to have you back and Posting Ernest, but after all these years have you still got the same fleet?

[ErnestM]

Vixpy1 said:

ErnestM said:

fergywales said:

Pfft! Hendrick's or GTFO (of my glass)!

I like Hendricks. We keep a couple of bottles around for "the good company". All others get Tanqueray.

Good to have you back and Posting Ernest, but after all these years have you still got the same fleet?

Yes indeed, although I am looking at the new XFR and even the Evora. Probably snatch one of those two to replace the X-type sometime this year...

Good to see you as well Charlie. I see BTaP was fun this year. I am going to try to make it next year! (as Al would say, Oh )

[Vixpy1]

ErnestM said:

Vixpy1 said:

ErnestM said:

fergywales said:

Pfft! Hendrick's or GTFO (of my glass)!

I like Hendricks. We keep a couple of bottles around for "the good company". All others get Tanqueray.

Good to have you back and Posting Ernest, but after all these years have you still got the same fleet?

Yes indeed, although I am looking at the new XFR and even the Evora. Probably snatch one of those two to replace the X-type sometime this year...

Good to see you as well Charlie. I see BTaP was fun this year. I am going to try to make it next year! (as Al would say, Oh )

Will be good to see you there chap, though I may be coming over your way sometime next year in my pursuit of an El Camino SS

[ErnestM]

Vixpy1 said:

ErnestM said:

Vixpy1 said:

ErnestM said:

fergywales said:

Pfft! Hendrick's or GTFO (of my glass)!

I like Hendricks. We keep a couple of bottles around for "the good company". All others get Tanqueray.

Good to have you back and Posting Ernest, but after all these years have you still got the same fleet?

Yes indeed, although I am looking at the new XFR and even the Evora. Probably snatch one of those two to replace the X-type sometime this year...

Good to see you as well Charlie. I see BTaP was fun this year. I am going to try to make it next year! (as Al would say, Oh )

Will be good to see you there chap, though I may be coming over your way sometime next year in my pursuit of an El Camino SS

Well, if you are anywhere near Orlando, shoot me a PM. I'll introduce you to Florida nightlife...