Gin and Tonic fans? What's up with tonic water these days?

[Jstpssng]

Here is a standard recipe. Hopefully Old and Tired will modify it to his standards.

Ingredients:

• Vodka: 1.5 - 2 ounces
• Tomato Juice: 4 ounces (or about 1/2 cup)
• Lemon Juice: ¼ fluid ounce (or half a lemon's worth of juice)
• Worcestershire sauce: 2 dashes
• Hot pepper sauce: 4 dashes (such as Tabasco®)
• Salt and pepper: 1 pinch of each (or to taste)
• Ice cubes: 1 ½ cups, more as needed
• Garnish: 1 celery stalk, lemon or lime wedge, olives, etc.

Instructions:

1. Prepare the glass: Rub the rim of a tall glass (like a pint or Collins glass) with a lemon or lime wedge and coat with celery salt or plain salt.
2. Add ingredients: Fill the glass with ice cubes. Pour in the vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
3. Mix: Gently roll the drink between two glasses or stir with a bar spoon to combine and chill. Avoid vigorous shaking, as this can cause the tomato juice to foam.
4. Garnish: Add a celery stalk, lemon wedge, olives, or other desired garnishes.

Now I'm drooling... and I don't even indulge in mixed drinks.

 

[masseyrider]

My Ma used to can everything we grew on the farm.
My favorite "mixed" drinks were chilled vodka with also chilled fruit juices from her canned goods.
Cherry juice was excellent as was peach and pear.
Couple drops of lemon juice just to Brighten the flavor.

 

[ultrarunner]

I was thinking of Mr. wilson from Dennis the Menace.
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Or this one…

 

[Runner]

Recipes without numbers are more useless than a map without street names.

Only to Engineers.

 

[Runner]

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Oh, great Scott, Dennis.....what is it this time?

 

[Torvy]

I've only had bloody marys once.

Karl Mecklenberg's brother rented a room from my BIL and sister. I was visiting (mid 1980s) and we had been out the night before. He made the drinks and BIL made something with eggs and meat. Not a bad way to recover.

I just don't care for tomato juice. I prefer a screwdriver on the extremely rare times I drink in the morning.

 

[old and tired]

...Hopefully Old and Tired will modify it to his standards.

Standards?? Is strong a "standard"? My normal standard is set pretty low...

I can say that I've never measured a drink in my life and I'm not about to start now...

Told my wife about mixing Bloody Mary's and she replied that we'll be doing enough "Day Drinking" (wineries) but I reminded her that you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning...

 

[WinterDeere]

...you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning...

lol...

 

[old and tired]

lol...

Glad someone got it!!! Old forestry joke (at least that's where I got it!!!)

 

[WinterDeere]

Ya’ll are a bunch of light-weights.

 

[Duds13]

Here's a tasty gin drink to try

How to Make a Gordon’s Cup, the Juicy Gin Cocktail With a Zing

Invented by legendary bartender Sasha Petraske at Milk & Honey in New York City, this drink takes inspiration from the classic Caipirinha.

robbreport.com

 

[tallyho8]

As a kid Collins Mix was everywhere and then disappeared for a time and now it seems to be making a comeback?

Growing up in the 60’s the adults were very sociable when it came to impromptu cocktail parties… and beer/wine wasn’t really on the menu… I remember lots of laughing and as they say chewing the fat…

Times have changed… no more Canada Dry Collins Mix.

The best Collins mix I have found is Master of Mixes which has sugar in it instead of high fructose corn syrup and makes a great Tom Collins.

 

[tallyho8]

Juniper berries are the primary flavor element in gin.

We love the flavor of juniper berries in gin but the most expensive gins have very little juniper berry taste. Our favorite gin is the least expensive Taaka gin which was originally made in New Orleans but is now made in Kentucky where most liquors are now made. It has the best juniper berry taste and is great in a Tom Collins.
The best Gin and Tonic I ever has was in Ireland where when you ordered one they gave you a glass of ice, a miniature bottle of their local gin and a small bottle of local tonic water so you could pour your own. No flat tonic water from sitting on the bar all day.

 

[tallyho8]

I make a pretty mean Bloody Mary:
Vodka
Ice
V8
Lemon Juice
Franks Red Hot Sauce
Tabasco Sauce
Worchestershire Sauce
Salt (or celery salt) and Pepper to taste
Celery stick if desired

My favorite bar adds to the Bloody Mary, 6 olives, a pickled okra, a slice of fresh fried bacon and a slice of lime. No need to order dinner with it.

 

[dstig1]

Then you'll like this one from a small WI chain that has one nearby:

Bloody of the Month - Milwaukee Burger Company

The Seafood Bloody! This is our house-made Bloody Mary topped with: Lobster Tail Crab Leg Cluster Bang Bang Shrimp Bacon Wrapped Scallops Coconut Shrimp A hanging cup of cocktail sauce and butter

milwaukeeburgercompany.com

I kinda doubt that anyone actually orders these as I suspect they are just for show, but their regular bloodys are awesome and they add a couple chunks of cheese, a small beef stick and pickle and olives to that, on a stick. And that is quite enough!

 

[dmccarty]

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The best Gin and Tonic I ever has was in Ireland where when you ordered one they gave you a glass of ice, a miniature bottle of their local gin and a small bottle of local tonic water so you could pour your own. No flat tonic water from sitting on the bar all day.

Funny that you mentioned this about Ireland.

Our first trip to Ireland was by boat. After arriving at our final port before flying home, we took the boat's owner to dinner. He wanted a Gin and Tonic but he was afraid the tonic would have high fructose corn syrup(HFCS). We had a long conversation about tonic water and HFCS. I think the waiter thought we were nuts.

Our friend eventually ordered the G&T, and as happened to you, the waiter brought the gin and tonic water, each in their own bottle. We thought he did that because of our HFCS conversation.

The first thing we did was look at the ingredient list for the Schweppes tonic water. The tonic water was bottled in Scotland and had NO HFCS.

During my first trip to the grocery store back at home, I picked up a bottle of Schweppes tonic water and read the ingredients. Yep, HFCS.

During our second Ireland trip, we stayed at a wee, small town in a rural area. The pub was right next to the AirBnB. To be fair there were six or so pubs and bars in this wee, small town so one did not have to walk far to get a drink.

One night at the pub, we started talking with a couple sitting next to us. Many a long story about that couple but to stay on topic, the man was drinking G&Ts. Every G&T order had it's own bottle of gin and Schweppes tonic water. Soooo, the waiter did NOT bring us the Schweppes tonic water bottle because of our HFCS conversation on our first visit.

 

[rontaki]

I usually just don't buy junk with HFCS in it. The greedy bass turds who make that carp can insert it into their donkey as far as I'm concerned.

 

[WinterDeere]

The first thing we did was look at the ingredient list for the Schweppes tonic water. The tonic water was bottled in Scotland and had NO HFCS.

During my first trip to the grocery store back at home, I picked up a bottle of Schweppes tonic water and read the ingredients. Yep, HFCS.

This seems to be standard across most soda brands. USA Coca Cola has HFCS, but Mexican Coca Cola has real cane sugar. One treat of going to a Mexican restaurant is that most of them around here will stock bottled Mexican Coca Cola, at least for themselves and friends if not on the menu, and they'll usually serve that if you ask for it.

I usually just don't buy junk with HFCS in it. The greedy bass turds who make that carp can insert it into their donkey as far as I'm concerned.

Holy carp... what do you eat?!? It's damn near impossible to avoid the stuff in the US, anymore.

I'm not a fan of most of Europe's liberal lawmaking, but I do appreciate their stronger stance against preservatives, sweetners, and other chemicals that we allow our food manufacturers to use. Damn near half the stuff we eat every day is outlawed in many other developed countries.

 

[rontaki]

This seems to be standard across most soda brands. USA Coca Cola has HFCS, but Mexican Coca Cola has real cane sugar. One treat of going to a Mexican restaurant is that most of them around here will stock bottled Mexican Coca Cola, at least for themselves and friends if not on the menu, and they'll usually serve that if you ask for it.


Holy carp... what do you eat?!? It's damn near impossible to avoid the stuff in the US, anymore.

I'm not a fan of most of Europe's liberal lawmaking, but I do appreciate their stronger stance against preservatives, sweetners, and other chemicals that we allow our food manufacturers to use. Damn near half the stuff we eat every day is outlawed in many other developed countries.

I attempt to avoid that stuff, but sometimes can't. The decent food may cost more up front, but hopefully that pays off later in life.

 

[old and tired]

....but hopefully that pays off later in life.

I've seen "later in life"... give me death before that!!!

Don't know when it will happen but seen too many friends wishing they were dead long before they were...