# Gin, bitters, tonic, and lime juice: Does this drink have a name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 3, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-bitters-tonic-and-lime-juice-does-this-drink-have-a-name/371326 "2006-09-03T22:35:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-bitters-tonic-and-lime-juice-does-this-drink-have-a-name/371326/1 "2006-09-03T22:35:59Z")
If not, then I’ve invented…The Gin Mockarita. Short glass filled with ice Liberally squirt ice/glass with lemon and lime juice Add dash of Angostura Simultaneously pour in 1 1/2 oz chilled gin + enough tonic water to fill glass I mixed this out of idle curiosity the other day and was suprised how much it tasted like a margarita on the rocks. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-bitters-tonic-and-lime-juice-does-this-drink-have-a-name/371326/2 "2006-09-03T23:03:53Z")
Bah, call it the Bitter Gimletonic. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-bitters-tonic-and-lime-juice-does-this-drink-have-a-name/371326/3 "2006-09-03T23:15:30Z")
I’d call it “Gin and tonic with a dash of bitters”. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-bitters-tonic-and-lime-juice-does-this-drink-have-a-name/371326/4 "2006-09-04T00:01:07Z")
**Spectre** , you are 'tending to a tough crowd. Sounds good, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-bitters-tonic-and-lime-juice-does-this-drink-have-a-name/371326/5 "2006-09-04T00:12:11Z")
Add Cointreau and you have a **Pegu**. > [@Webtender.com](#): > > Pegu > > Ingredients: > > 1 1/2 oz Gin > 1/2 oz Cointreau > 1/2 oz Lime juice > 2 dashes Angostura bitters > Cracked Ice > Mixing instructions: > > Stir with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime twist. Skip the gin and you have a **Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker.** > [@Webtender.com](#): > > Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker > > Ingredients: > > 1/2 shot Tonic water > 1/2 shot Lime juice > 3 drops Angostura bitters > Mixing instructions: > > Put in the Lime Juice then add three drops of angostrua bitters. Shake it up, and add the tonic. > > Creator/contributor’s comments: > > This was made up at the Kokokan Club, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. It is incredibly sour, and is taken in a small shot glass. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-bitters-tonic-and-lime-juice-does-this-drink-have-a-name/371326/6 "2006-09-04T03:31:53Z")
Well, it’s pretty close to a [Gin Rickey.](http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink3792.html) ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-bitters-tonic-and-lime-juice-does-this-drink-have-a-name/371326/7 "2006-09-04T08:58:22Z")
I’d vote for Pink Gin and Tonic. ---
**Author:** ![Arch\_Trout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-bitters-tonic-and-lime-juice-does-this-drink-have-a-name/371326/8 "2006-09-04T15:36:21Z")
If the Gin was Vodka and the Tonic was Lemonade it’d be a Long Vodka. So it could be a Long Gin? ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-bitters-tonic-and-lime-juice-does-this-drink-have-a-name/371326/9 "2006-09-04T17:00:16Z")
BTW I tried this the next day substituting soda for the tonic, and it was so bad I threw it down the drain. Fascinating what a difference a non-alcoholic ingredient in a small amount can make.