{"id":18884,"date":"2018-02-23T09:10:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T08:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/how-to-prepare-the-perfect-gin-tonic"},"modified":"2018-02-23T09:11:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T08:11:38","slug":"how-to-prepare-the-perfect-gin-tonic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/how-to-prepare-the-perfect-gin-tonic","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare the perfect Gin Tonic?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although Gin & Tonic is one of the most popular cocktails available today, there are countless establishments where it is not prepared and served properly<\/a>. Let’s try to explain in a simple way how to prepare a good Gin & Tonic and clarify some erroneous “legends” about it.<\/p>\n

Let’s go with the “ingredients” for a good Gin Tonic<\/h2>\n

Glass<\/h3>\n

A balloon cup is essential. We must discard the tube glasses! In a balloon glass, the gin aromas stand out with the tonic and are perceived much better. The thinner the glass, the more it will highlight the palate and the view.<\/p>\n

Tonic<\/h3>\n

Premium tonic waters<\/a> are usually the ones that best complement gin. Of course, they’re usually more expensive too. The point of these tonic waters is that they do not “kill” the gin, but that they are able to enhance the best attributes of each one. Obviously, there are some tonics that combine better with certain gins, but that will require another post to talk exclusively about it.<\/p>\n

Some of the premium tonics: Indian Fever Tree<\/a>, Fentimans Tonic Water<\/a>, Q Tonic<\/a>, Boylan Tonic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gin<\/h3>\n

There is a wide range of Gins, but let’s highlight some of different countries:<\/p>\n