Ginuary 30th: G & T.

Right. I’ve been home for two days now and procrastinating the heck out of doing these last two posts, but seeing as today is officially one week after the end of Ginuary, it’s time to get this over and done with. Yes, I am backdating these posts. No, I have no regrets.

Gin & Tonic

• gin
• tonic water
• ice

 

That’s… that’s essentially it, really. Isn’t it? Is there much more to a G&T other than a shot or two of gin, topped up with some tonic water?

Garnish with a lime wedge, traditionally, but if your gin is Hendrick’s, use a cucumber slice or two. If your gin of choice focuses strongly on another botanical, see if you can garnish with that botanical, just for kicks.

 

And there’s my mum, going for a swim in my gin.

I came very close to excluding the ol’ G&T from (this) Ginuary, if only because there are so many other wonderful things out there. But when you’ve spent your whole day madly throwing clothes into suitcases and doing loads of washing and driving to your mother’s house and having to turn around at least twice before you actually make it there… then a G&T is usually the solution to your problem.

I forgot to pack a bunch of other things before heading an hour down the road, but I certainly didn’t forget my bottle of Hendrick’s, or my bottles of Fever Tree Indian tonic water.

I did, however, forget to bring any cucumber with me, and so had to use a sad little remnant from my mum’s fridge. I tried to be a bit tricky with my presentation. You’ll see very shortly how that goes.

You’ll notice that I haven’t put any ice in the glass. This isn’t a planned attack. This is because I am a nincompoop and it actually has been a hectic day.

NOT EVEN MEASURING OUT MY SHOTS, LIKE A BOSS.

Cucumber paired with Hendrick’s works so well because of the gin’s use of cucumber as one of its botanicals. Well… it’s kind of a botanical. The cucumber (and Bulgarian rose essence) isn’t added until after the distillation process, which feels a bit like cheating. Is that why the cucumber pairing is so incredible and the essence is so prevalent?

After my panic earlier in the month over trying to find Fever Tree mixers in Brisbane, it’s funny that I almost didn’t end up using them at all during the month.

I had two bottles ready in case I needed them, but 200ml is actually a perfect amount for a G&T. So good.

I guess if I’d had ice in the glass, maybe it would have helped to hold the cucumber slices in place OH GET OVER FORGETTING THE ICE ALREADY

I started taking photos and mum said, “Ice?”

SHE’S NOT EVEN MUCH OF A DRINKER BUT STILL SHE REMEMBERED THE ICE AND I DIDN’T. Look… it’s just going to be a sore point for the rest of my life. The Ice Dilemma.

Of course a healthy amount of ice is a good thing for a G&T, particularly on a hot day.

I have to admit (have I said this before?) – it was only just recently that I bothered trying a G&T again, after the tonic made me run screaming for the hills back when I was younger and slightly more foolish. I stayed away for ages, and it was only a couple of months ago that I decided to grow up and order one, with my love of gin well secured (and Ginuary looming). This particular bar served theirs with a twist of cracked black pepper, too. It was delicious and I’ll never look back.

And there we go. The penultimate day of Ginuary, the classic serve of gin. You know what comes next.

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