Knowra Gin and tonic Gin and tonic A mixed drink made with gin and tonic water, commonly served over ice with lime. Its characteristic bitterness comes largely from quinine in the tonic water.
Tonic water : A carbonated soft drink flavored with quinine, often sweetened and flavored with citrus. Its sweetness, bubbles, and quinine bitterness define the drink’s other main component.
Highball : A mixed drink combining a spirit with a larger proportion of a nonalcoholic mixer, usually served over ice. Gin and tonic is a classic highball, built from spirit, mixer, and ice.
Cinchona : A genus of South American trees whose bark contains quinine and related alkaloids. Cinchona bark supplied the quinine used in early tonic preparations.
Pink gin and tonic : A gin and tonic made with pink gin, often with fruit or citrus garnish. It uses flavored gin to give the classic combination a sweeter, fruitier profile.
Quinine : A bitter alkaloid found in cinchona bark and used in tonic water. It gives tonic water the bitterness that distinguishes the drink.
Cocktail ratio : The relative amounts of ingredients used to balance a mixed drink. The gin-to-tonic ratio determines how strong, sweet, and bitter each serving tastes.
Quinine prophylaxis : The use of quinine to prevent or suppress malaria. Quinine’s antimalarial use helped create demand for bitter quinine drinks among British expatriates.
Spanish gin and tonic : A gin and tonic commonly served in a large balloon glass with abundant ice and aromatic garnishes. This serving style highlights elaborate garnish and aroma within the same drink format.
Lime : A small citrus fruit whose acidic juice and aromatic peel are used in food and drinks. Its acidity and aroma brighten the spirit’s botanical notes and tonic’s sweetness.
Dilution (mixology) : The addition of water to a mixed drink, usually through melting ice or added water. Melting ice softens the drink’s alcohol and changes its flavor balance.
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