Thread: Got Quinine?

With the mosquito season just around the corner, the prudent course of action is to increase your quinine levels to stave off the dreaded malaria. This seems to work well as I haven't yet contracted malaria (medicinal purposes only, you understand.)

Ahhh, yes, it's getting to be that time of the year. My preferred ingredients

http://www.fever-tree.com/

Bombay Sapphire® Gin - Vapour Infused With 10 Exotic Botanicals

Ah yes, my favourite medicine.

Now, the thing to remember is that quinine is strong medicine, so I'd say easy on the Indian tonic water, heavy on the Tanqueray.
A buddy of mine has a rule that says 1 bottle of Tonic water should at least last one bottle of gin.

what's the vanilla for?

i prefer 3 fingers of beefeaters and a splash of tonic.. garnish with lemon..

Originally Posted by vthomlinson

what's the vanilla for?

i prefer 3 fingers of beefeaters and a splash of tonic.. garnish with lemon..

3-4 fingers gin
splash of tonic
slice of lime
about 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla (sounds funky but it really is nice)

I actually drank G&T through the winter. Benjamin (BKratchmer) got me turned onto New Amsterdam. It is very cheap, but has a nice glass bottle and, more importantly, I think it's delicious. More citrus flavor than your average gin, so probably not a Gin Drinker's Gin. Makes a really nice G&T on the rocks with a splash of tonic. It's even very nice just over ice.

Originally Posted by Birnando

Ah yes, my favourite medicine.

Now, the thing to remember is that quinine is strong medicine, so I'd say easy on the Indian tonic water, heavy on the Tanqueray.
A buddy of mine has a rule that says 1 bottle of Tonic water should at least last one bottle of gin.

Tanqueray?
Mixed in those proportions?



Another thing that's really nice is to put a couple of slices of cucumber in it. Makes it a really refreshing drink on a hot day...!

Cucumber
Club Soda
Crushed Ice
Ketel One
Quite Refreshing

sorry to keep coming back to hemingway.. a funny fact.. the shotgun used was sold to him by abercrombie & fitch..

as for the most gruesome writer suicide.. that award goes to sylvia plath.

Originally Posted by vthomlinson

sorry to keep coming back to hemingway.. a funny fact.. the shotgun used was sold to him by abercrombie & fitch..

as for the most gruesome writer suicide.. that award goes to sylvia plath.

I wasn't aware of Sylvia Plath's method of suicide. I looked it up, and you're right, CO poisoning is rather gruesome. Not to say that a shotgun to the face isn't. I can't help but think that if Hemingway had committed suicide in this day and age, someone would have sued A&F for selling him the shotgun. Perhaps we should now return this thread to it's regularly scheduled topic.