Pink Gin & Tonic

Name: Pink Gin & Tonic
Ingredients: 1 2⁄3 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin; 1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters; 4 oz Aromatic tonic water

Medium strength
Neutral

Ingredients

1 2⁄3 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
4 oz Aromatic tonic water

Method

Glassware:

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime slice wheel.

Method:

POUR gin and bitters into ice-filled glass.
TOP with tonic water and briefly stir.

Garnish:

Lime slice wheel.

Nutrition:

One serving of Pink Gin & Tonic contains 154 calories

History:

When I sampled my first Pink Gin, made with generous dashes of bitters I found this classic tough to appreciate, so in 2002, I added another medicinal ingredient - tonic water, also containing quinine from cinchona bark. Or, looking at this another way, I simply added dashes of bitters to a G&T.

I'm sure I wasn't the first to add Angostura Bitters to a G&T but I've not found an earlier reference to a "Pink Gin & Tonic". Others soon cottoned on and the gin graze, soda boom, and ready-to-drink market have combined to produce a plethora of pre-mixed Pink G&Ts as well as tonic waters specifically designed for such a serve. Hence, in 2021, I swapped out classic 'Indian' tonic water in this recipe for an aromatic tonic while also reducing the bitters dose accordingly.