# What does gin go with, besides tonic? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 5, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966 "2005-06-05T03:26:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966/21 "2005-06-05T15:13:11Z")
Gin and CranRaspberry, about 2 parts CR to 1 gin. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966/22 "2005-06-05T15:29:00Z")
> [@Audrey Levins](#): > > The problem with gin is that either you like it or you don’t. It’s got a very distinctive flavor (originally grain spirits, i.e., vodka, flavored with juniper berries) and you either appreciate that flavor or you do not. Whatever gin may be, it is most certainly NOT “vodka flavored with juniper”. The quality and flavor of gin varies wildly. > [@](#): > > Gin derives its main characteristic flavor from juniper berries. In addition to juniper berries, other botanicals may be used, including angelica root, anise, coriander, caraway seeds, lime, lemon and orange peel, licorice, calmus, cardamom, cassia bark, orris root, and bitter almonds. The use and proportion of any of these botanicals in the gin formula is left to the producer, and the character and quality of the gin will depend to a great extent on the skill of the distiller in formulating his recipe. The more discerning producers formulate their aromatic ingredients on the basis of the essential oil content in the raw materials to assure a greater degree of product uniformity. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966/23 "2005-06-05T22:36:50Z")
I think the real question is “What does tonic water go with, besides gin?” (Gin obviously goes with lots of stuff.) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966/24 "2005-06-06T00:04:23Z")
> [@Nunavut Boy](#): > > Don’t worry, my GGT last month was only 40 U/L. I’m good to go! Better heed your ALT more than your GGT. I’ve seen hundreds of patients just in the last 3 years with significant ALT elevations and normal GGT. Granted, most were Hep C positive, but some were just from their alcohol consumption just before coming to be my patient! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966/25 "2005-06-06T00:14:19Z")
One of my favorite gin cocktails when I’m looking for a break from the standards is a “white lady”: 2 parts gin, 1 part cointreau, 1 part lemon juice. FRESH lemon juice. Shake and serve up. Quite tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966/26 "2005-06-06T00:15:56Z")
> [@Alan Smithee](#): > > I think the real question is “What does tonic water go with, besides gin?” (Gin obviously goes with lots of stuff.) Vodka, including all manner of flavoured vodkas. Although I tend more toward the brown liquors and darker beers, I do keep a bottle of green apple Smirnoff to mix with tonic once in a while. Alternatively, a splash of Rose’s lime juice and a few dashes of bitters in a glass of tonic make a Southampton cocktail, which is for all intents and purposes non-alcoholic (although bitters are about 90 proof). One of my friends who recently celebrated his first month sober has been drinking cranberry and tonic when he goes out with me. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966/27 "2005-06-06T00:17:19Z")
Lime Coke ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966/28 "2005-06-06T15:08:04Z")
When I was in college, I asked someone who was over 21 to get me some vodka, but he came back with gin. My drink was dubbed “The Insect Repellent” Gin and Mountain Dew. It smelled like the name, but didn’t taste too bad. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966/29 "2005-06-06T16:01:06Z")
> [@Nunavut Boy](#): > > What does gin go with, besides tonic? More gin sall you need ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966/30 "2005-06-06T17:05:39Z")
> [@Alan Smithee](#): > > I think the real question is “What does tonic water go with, besides gin?” (Gin obviously goes with lots of stuff.) Every summer I fortify myself with rum and tonics. I love gin and tonics too, but rum and tonics are a very, very refreshing drink. Mix one up sometime and give it a try. I like Don Q rum myself, but it’s mighty hard to find. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gin-go-with-besides-tonic/306966.md?page=1)