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Or what has been your go to lately? I'm usually a whiskey and ginger kinda guy but I'm trying to branch out a little these days. What're you drinking?

Currently sipping on a Paloma:

  • 1.5 oz Tequila (blanco)
  • .5oz lime juice
  • 4 oz Grapefruit soda (Jarritos today)
  • Pinch of salt
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[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 16 points 1 year ago (8 children)

A gin and tonic.

I also like ginger, so a ginger mule with gin is also a favorite

[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I second the gun and tonic. I enjoy them quite often.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Lol. *Gin. However one of my favorites is Gunpowder gin.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Is that the American recipe?

[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hello Me!

But I’ll add a dry martian in there too! Gin, vermouth, olive(s) or Gibson’s.

[–] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey that's how Jack says it in The Shining. "The martians have landed somewhere on earth" he used to say to old Al, y'know, back before he took the family up to The Overlook for the winter...

(Reference book not movie.)

[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Set me up, Loyd!

[–] governorkeagan 3 points 1 year ago

Can’t beat a good gin and tonic on a hot summer’s day.

[–] Outsider9042@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Mexican mule is usually my go to, but this gin mule has me intrigued. I must try it.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I've always preferred a Tom Collins. Sweet instead of bitter.

[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I used to love them.

Then, 20 yo me decided to split a 26er into two glasses, top up with tonic and a twist of lemon. Waited til my buddy showed, put on some music and drank them in under 45 minutes. 30 minutes after that, we are standing in a snowstorm, in t-shirts (because we dont want to pay for coat check), outside a bar (we walked from our place), waiting in line to get in. An hour after that, we say fuck it, walk home, and proceed to have the worst spins, come downs, and hangovers of our lives. Needless to say, G&Ts are off the books for me forevermore.

TL;DR 20 yo me destroyed G&T for all the mes to follow.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Heck yeah. A good gin and tonic is most refreshing.

I do that people who don’t like them either 1) hate juniper or 2) have had them made with shit tonic water. Get the good stuff and some decent gin and it’s just grand.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Get you some tonic syrup and kick that gin & tonic game up to 11. So worth it!

[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have a recommendation? I've actually been looking so I can make my own tonic water.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've heard liber and co is good, can't personally attest to it though. My go to is jack rudy's. FYI the recipe on the bottle says .75 syrup to 2oz gin. Do yourself a favor and bump that up to 1 oz. A good quality gin is going to dominate the flavor and mask the bitterness. I usually do 3 oz soda water( the only cocktail I measure the soda on lol) and a barspoon of lime juice. Let the ice handle the rest of the dilution

[–] Goopadrew@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seconding Jack Rudy's. While you're doing yourself a favor, do yourself a favor and try 0.75oz syrup and 0.75oz st. Germain. That extra floral note is great with some gins (I've tried citadelle and malfy with this recipe to great success)

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

That sounds like a great idea! Gin and st Germain are a match made in heaven