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  Gin and tonic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A gin and tonic, is a cocktail made with gin and tonic water, usually garnished with a slice of lime or lemon and served over ice.
Because the tonic water consumed to prevent malaria in the 19th century was extremely bitter, gin was added to make it more palatable.
The gin and tonic has gained a central place in cultural and literary life, appearing as a bit part in numerous novels.
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 Gin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dutch gin, known as jenever, is a distinctly different drink from English-style gin; it is distilled with barley and sometimes aged in wood, giving it a slight resemblance to whisky.
Gin, though, was blamed for various social and medical problems, and it may have been a factor in the high death rate that caused London's previously increasing population to remain stable.
In tropical English colonies, gin was used to mask the bitter flavor of quinine, a protection against malaria, which was diluted in tonic water.
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 Gin and Tonic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The gin and tonic is a cocktail made (usually, althoughproportions vary) of 1 part gin to 1 part tonic water.
Because the tonic water consumed to prevent malaria in the 19th century was extremely bitter, gin was added to make it more palatable.Although there is less medical use today for the consumption of tonic water, the gin and tonic remains a popular drink.
The gin and tonic has gained a central place in cultural and literary life, appearing as a bit part in numerous novels.Because of this connection to warmer climates, and its refreshing nature this cocktail is more popular during the warmermonths.
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 Gin and tonic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The gin and tonic is a cocktail made (usually although proportions vary) of part gin to 1 part tonic water.
Because the tonic water consumed to malaria in the 19th century was extremely bitter gin was added make it more palatable.
The gin and tonic has gained a place in cultural and literary life appearing a bit part in numerous novels.
www.freeglossary.com /Gin_and_tonic   (274 words)

  
 Uromastyx - OT: UVB and gin and tonic
Uromastyx - OT: UVB and gin and tonic
I got home after a bad day at work and fixed myself a gin and tonic (not my usual drink, just had a whim for one) I went to check on Ryu to see how he was doing and noticed my drink was fluorescing a bright blue.
After several more gin and tonics I decided that it was the tonic that fluoresced under UV light (which may not be a surprise to those of you who drink gin and tonics in a nightclub with UV light) and not the gin.
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 DrinkStreet.com -> Drink Recipe: Gin and Tonic
i had a really nice gin and tonic in a casual french restaurant here, and it was better than the 10-11 dollar a handle stuff i drink at home, as well as the tanqueray was, although tanqueray is damn expensive and hard to justify buying on my salary.
Gin and tonics are wonderful, but sometimes I don't care too much for sugary or heavy citrus-ie drinks.I really enjoy just Bombay and club soda with a giant olive or two.
Gin and Tonic is the finest drink for a hot summer afternoon known to mankind.
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 Gin and Tonic Sorbet
Gin rocketed to popularity in London in the 1700s after excise taxes on beer doubled and farmers were able to get rid of their excess corn to the burgeoning gin trade.
Gin tends to be a love it or leave it drink these days.
Combine with the gin and tonic and the citrus juice and zest.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/kiwi_kitchen/99165   (358 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - The History of Gin (and Tonic) - A568677
Gin and Tonics were -like Gin itself- originally developed as a medicine.
Along comes our friend Gin to be mixed with the Tonic Water, which not only made drinking it much more pleasant, but also created an excellent drink that would be remembered from then on, even if its relationship to the disease was forgotten.
Gin, the easiest spirit to produce illegally, is king and contributes to the rising popularity of the cocktail because of its smooth, dry quality and because it mixes well with other flavors.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A568677   (1626 words)

  
 gin and tonic
gin or tonic, and again the term is discussed.
Gin and Tonic One of the classical ways to mix gin, this is one of the...
Gin And Tonic Ingredients: 2 oz Gin 5 oz Tonic water 1 Lime wedge Mixing instructions: Pour the gin and the tonic water into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes.
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 Gin and Tonic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
You take another sip of your gin and tonic and stare beyond the patio lights to the half dozen stars flickering through the gauzy backlighting.
A chunk of rusting moon limns high clouds and then breaks free, a friend to remind you of your smallness, of the smallness of people in nature, of your home where it is the same moon, even in a different country.
Three or four couples chat quietly at other tables; your wife went out with "the girls" from the tour tonight, so you are not lonely, not searching, but comfortable and still attached to her in spirit.
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 Gin and Tonic Cocktail Recipe - Low Carb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Gin and tonic is a classic cocktail recipe.
Mix the tonic and gin together in a shaker with ice.
Tonic water is just water with quinine and sugar.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art7354.asp   (110 words)

  
 riverfronttimes.com | News | Bastante Gin and Tonic
Some sort of half-assed logic -- er, "tradition" -- dictates that a gin and tonic be enjoyed only in the summer months, that it should be closeted after Labor Day.
Said shrub is, of course, the juniper bush, the juicy buds of which are plucked by plump pixies and dropped wholesale into the magic berry bucket to be used in the creation of the piney, earthy extract known as gin.
Bartender Steve Green adds the tonic and two cucumber slices to the drink, which is served in an iced snifter, and which, once delivered, silences the skeptic with its subtlety, its depth, its unadulterated joy.
www.riverfronttimes.com /issues/2004-01-21/drink.html   (433 words)

  
 What is gin and tonic? -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Tonics were considered any remedy which improved the tone or vigor of the stomach and intestines, or the muscles in general and hence preserved or improved overall health.
It is said that the British in India dissolved their dosages in gin and used lemon or lime to help disguise the flavor.
Gin, the bitter quinine, and the citrus became an acquired taste.
www.killerplants.com /whats-in-a-name/20030523.asp   (532 words)

  
 Gin and tonic - DetroitGothic.Net
I answer to it all, although I don't know of whom this Tonic person is you speak.
Gin used to be my recepie for a night of heavy drinking with no hangover....
It was the 'well drink special' gin and I did have four...
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 eBay - gin and tonic, Fantasy, Mythical Magic, Bottles Insulators items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Gin and and Tonic coin magic trick like Scotch and and Soda
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 gin and tonic - boldering.com
Gin is distilled from grains (barley, oats and wheat), this unaged spirit's distinctive flavor is derived from the berries of the juniper shrub.
Styles of gin distilling vary in their concentrations of juniper and other aromatics.
Some of the most popular cocktails made with gin are martinis, gin with tonic water and a gin gimlet which contains fresh lime juice and sugar syrup.
www.boldering.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=8786   (341 words)

  
 Apéritif - Miks sommerdrinken riktig   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Gin and tonic, med sin karakteristiske og friske smak av blant annet enebær, er en av Norges mest populære drinker.
Ta Apéritifs lynkurs og nyt en korrekt mikset gin and tonic.
Allerede på 1800-tallet ble gin and tonic drukket, blant annet for å hjelpe mot malaria.
www.aperitif.no /index.db2?id=6621   (455 words)

  
 Extratasty - Gin & Tonic by skaw - Ingredients: Gin, Tonic water
Gin and Tonic is so good that I have to be extremely careful when having them.
Gin and tonic is the best drink there is...
Gin and tonic is my new favorite drink.
www.extratasty.com /recipe/9/gin_tonic   (287 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin at Epinions.com
So I knew that I need a drink made with a clear liquor, but I was puzzled as to which drink I should try first.A few of my friends were on a gin and tonic kick and they suggested having a Bombay gin and tonic.
I think that gin has a distinct taste and the only way I can describe it is that it tastes the way that freshly mowed grass smells.
The cheaper the gin the more it tastes like you are chewing on a bunch of grass, or something like that.
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 Gin and Tonic please   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
She claims it was a whisker and it was a sign of things to come.......but I am going to live in denial that it was a one off freakishly stray hair and I am not turning into a grandma.
Two friends got married on the weekend and it was a great day - relaxed, fun and very them.
It is two week until my birthday and I have to say I have been feeling very unsettled of late.
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 The Great British Kitchen
London gin is enjoyed around the world, though it is a far cry from the vile concoctions sold in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, where the catch-phrase 'Drunk for a penny; dead drunk 2d.', seen over the gin shop in Hogarth's famous etching, must have been common throughout the city.
Today London dry gin is considered the finest of all, unrivalled in quality, purity and flavour.
It is the perfect base for the Englishman's favourite drink, gin and tonic.
www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk /recipes_result.asp?name=gintonic   (125 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin at Epinions.com
The flavor is complex and delicate, and it makes me fairly excited to try out all the grand old gin cocktails (some of which were popular in the 30s but are unheard of now)...
I enjoyed the drink so much that I was ready to try another cocktail that mixed the gin more simply, without diluting it with so much tonic water, but then I thought about how I could improve upon the simple the gin and tonic.
This is a more elegant version of the gin and tonic, so I named it after one of the most elegant avenues in the city of New Orleans.
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 Gin And Tonic Drops Blood Sugar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
after participants drank gin and the tonic containing the higher
deal with the large carbohydrate load in the tonic.
gin and regular tonic can cause a fall in blood glucose levels into the
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 Chef 2 Chef Forums: GIN AND TONIC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
I love Gin and Tonic, but I have to admit that I have never actually mixed one myself.
The true english gin drinkers may not agree with all the ice.
Gin and sloe gin also go very well with venison.
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 Shopzilla - Shop for demeter gin tonic Perfume and Cologne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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Gin & Tonic by Demeter for Women Cologne Spray 4.0 Oz 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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 USATODAY.com - 3 meals, 2 desserts and some gin and tonic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
3 meals, 2 desserts and some gin and tonic
I caught about five hours of shut-eye thanks to a gin and tonic and the donation of an Ambien sleeping tablet.
Over 181/2 hours, my food intake consisted of a sandwich at the gate (avoiding the cake), a dinner of fish with pesto and a scoop of Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream for dessert, a yogurt cup, another dinner of stuffed chicken and custard cake for dessert, all washed down by liquids of every variety.
www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2004-02-04-longflight-side_x.htm   (503 words)

  
 Gin and Tonic - What "waiting for Gomery" really means
You're hardly just a girl (although I love the modesty and your sense of humour.Gin and Tonic- the tonic for at least some of our woes is to listen to Ginna).
The media gathered round and protected him - put out the lie that he was skiing in British Columbia, when in fact, he was in Minnesota, at the Mayo Clinic with a family member.
Posted by Kate at May 1, 2005 10:06 AM What an excellent analysis Gin and Tonic.
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 Gin And Tonic - Shop, order, purchase online.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 Gin and Tonic - All Recipes - Drink
Gin and Tonic - All Recipes - Drink
Place the ice cubes in a tall, narrow glass with the ice coming near the top.
Pour gin, tonic water, and lime juice over the ice.
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