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Gin and Tonic Cocktail

This gin and tonic is easy and extra delicious! The secret is the amount of lime you use.
Course Cocktails
Cuisine Cocktails
Keyword gin and tonic, gin and tonic cocktail
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 Cocktail
Calories 184kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces dry gin
  • .50 ounce lime juice freshly squeezed
  • 5 ounces tonic water

Garnish

  • 2 wedges lime

Instructions

  • Fill your cocktail shaker halfway with ice
  • Add gin, lime juice and cap the shaker and shake for 10 seconds
    2 ounces dry gin, .50 ounce lime juice
  • Pour contents of the shaker into glass and fill it up the rest of the way with tonic water
    5 ounces tonic water
  • Squeeze the 2 lime wedges into the drink and drop the wedges into the glass. If you need to add ice, do so now
    2 wedges lime
  • Sip
  • Smile
  • Enjoy

Notes

Helpful tips
  • I know a lot of people like to use diet tonic water in their cocktails, but do yourself a favor and use regular tonic water.
  • Tonic water does contain some sugar and the diet version uses artificial sweeteners and you can taste the difference.
  • Wash your citrus before juicing them and/or adding the fruit in the glass.
  • Here's how: 1.) Use a natural unscented hand soap and scrub the skins with a vegetable brush and run the limes under water to wash off the soap or 2.) Fill a bowl with 3 cup of water and add 1 cup of white vinegar and let it sit for 10 minutes. Rinse the limes under running water and use a brush to scrub the skin.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Sodium: 30mg | Vitamin C: 4.3mg