Best The Perfect Gin And Tonic Recipes

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Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian

Time 5m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ice
8 ounces gin, such as Hendrick's, chilled
8 ounces tonic, chilled
4 ounces club soda, chilled
1 ounce lime juice, strained and chilled
4 lime twists

Steps:

Add ice to 4 stemless white wine glasses.
Divide the gin, tonic, club soda and lime juice evenly among the glasses and stir. Garnish each with a lime twist.

The Perfect Gin and Tonic image

Provided by Housewife Hopeful

Categories Beverages

Time 20m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 ounces london dry gin
tonic water (from a fresh bottle)
1 -2 ample lime wedge
cold ice cube

Steps:

Chill the glass. You may want to fill it with ice, then empty it and refill, as some bartenders do with a martini glass.
Fill the glass with whole ice cubes. If you wish, take a wedge of lime and moisten the rim the glass with it.
Pour the gin over the ice, which should be cold enough that it crackles when the liquor hits it.
Fill glass almost to the top with tonic.
Squeeze one wedge of lime into the glass. Drop the squeezed lime into the drink as a garnish if you like; it's not necessary, but can add a bit of extra flavor. (If you do, notes Dale DeGroff, make sure the peel has been washed.) Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.7, Sodium 0.7, Carbohydrate 0.9, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.1, Protein 0.1