Comments on: Giiiiiiiiinnnnnn, tooooonnnnnnic, squeeze of lime

By: MBFan#2

MBFan#2 — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:23:02 +0000

I am impressed by the well-manicured hands in the pic #3. Lucky wife!

Wow, all this talk of yummy booze, are we there yet?

By: EdTheRed

EdTheRed — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:52:05 +0000

Re: Hayden’s – Don’t know. Friends live a few doors down from there. I was over there two nights ago and noticed they had bottles of Schweppes – I asked where they got it, and they said Hayden’s. It’s a small place, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they run out on occasion (I also wouldn’t be surprised if my friends are to blame – they go through a lot of tonic).

By: WFY

WFY — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:43:40 +0000

I’ve got no quarrel with those using glasses. Years of post-beach g&t’s down the Shore have forever endeared (or is it conditioned?) me to Solo cups.

Can the small bottles be found regularly at Hayden’s? Many places carry them, but often run out.

By: EdTheRed

EdTheRed — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:24:39 +0000

WFY: Hayden’s at 7th, Independence, & N. Carolina SE (across from the north side of Eastern Mkt.) carries the small bottles of Schweppes.

Solo cups should be reserved for 1) picnics and tailgates and 2) Monica Goodling.

I add a couple dashes of either Regan’s orange bitters or Stirring’s blood orange bitters. Perks things up a bit.

By: Joseph Price

Joseph Price — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:21:13 +0000

Don’t forget to keep your gin (and vodka for that matter) in the freezer. Especially if you want to make martinis.

By: darpino

darpino — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:57:13 +0000

Mitch and Murray – great handle!

By: Mitch & Murray

Mitch & Murray — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:42:23 +0000

Velvet Lounge makes great Gins and Tonic.

To make a good one at home, the recipe above has good stuff in it, but I suggest this one:

Take an 8 oz GLASS (Not a fucking dixie cup! The vessel matters to the taste!)
Take one QUARTER of a lime and squeeze the juice in, throwing the remaining lime into the drink
Fill with ice CUBES (not crushed ice)
Take Tanqueray Gin and pour in either one shot (1.5 oz) or fill half the glass (should be about the same). Bombay Sapphire is allowed in a pinch, but anything else is a waste of tonic and lime. Do not overpour unless you love the taste of gin, in which case, stop making a gin and tonic and make a martini.
Fill remainder with fresh tonic. Giant brand is fine, but you are right, quality tonic makes a huge difference, so go for Schewpp’s since you just dropped some green on proper gin (Tanquery)
Stir and enjoy.

Remember, in a bar, always order Tanqueray, because it’s very slight sweetness compared to other gins can mask the shit tonic you may or may not get.

By: Carl Weaver

Carl Weaver — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:39:09 +0000

One of my favorite drinks is exactly your recipe except with a few minor changes. First, I leave out the lime and tonic. Second, I use Wayan’s half-cup method and add ice.

Voila!

By: Don

Don — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:35:05 +0000

1. No, he meant gin you damned commie-ette. Vodka drinks are for cossacks, slavs, and other damned fur-hat-wearing heathens.

By: Ms. Tart

Ms. Tart — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:32:47 +0000

Salud! There’s no better drink, and there’s no better city in which to drink it. It’s 95 and as humid as gym sock out there. Nothing like a G&T to cool off and class up.