Thread: Gin and Tonic

Originally Posted by kevint

water? what's that stuff taste like?

It tastes like tonic water, but without the bubbles or tonic...

I happen to like Gin, but the Tonic kills me, the stuff inside the tonic make me sick. I have tried to drink the tonic by itself just to make sure that it was not the alcohol that made me sick, but it is something in the tonic.. buhu..

Originally Posted by asbjorn

I happen to like Gin, but the Tonic kills me, the stuff inside the tonic make me sick. I have tried to drink the tonic by itself just to make sure that it was not the alcohol that made me sick, but it is something in the tonic.. buhu..

Probably the quinine... According to Malaria - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Everywhere except New Guinea, the treatment is the same. In New Guinea most P. vivax is resistant to chloroquine. It can be treated with quinine, but this medicine can make people sick

Originally Posted by Nicky B

Probably the quinine... According to Malaria - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Yeah, probably it is that. I have tried to tell my friends that I get sick of G&T but they laugh at me, thinking it is the alcohol , well, then I probaby have an good excuse then.
Gin and Bitter Lemon is very good though.

I enjoy Bombay Saphire with tonic water during the summer. Tanqueray Rampur is interestingly sweet. They are enjoyable at the pool or just relaxing with a pipe of clean Virginia tobacco.

I prefer a nice single malt scotch during colder months, maybe playing an interesting boardgame or relaxing with a latakia tobacco blend.

Wait, isn't bitter lemon just tonic with lemon flavor??

Originally Posted by Nicky B

Wait, isn't bitter lemon just tonic with lemon flavor??

Yep, that is pretty much spot on

yes, Bitter Lemon is something like that, Here I only find Schweppes Bitter Lemon, but the part for me, is that it does not contain the quinine.. or I thought so, reading the bottle.. it does contian.. ****, but that is strange, then it cannot contain as much as the ordinary tonic then?, because this does not make me sick..

confused..

Well now you've managed to confuse the crap outta me too...

+1 for confused.