Today (October 19) marks International Gin and Tonic Day. So how do you drink yours?
There are recipe books dedicated to the many ways you can drink your gin and the tonics, and herbs you can add to enhance the flavour.
The list of ingredients goes on and on. From fresh lime juice, to ginger beer, to absinthe and even coffee.
The once named ‘Mother’s Ruin’ is now one of the most popular tipples of choice and so today is a day to celebrate.
So where should you go in London tonight?
East London Liquor Company, Mile End
The East London Liquor Company is the first vodka, gin and whisky distillery in east London in over 100 years. Positioned in an old car park next to a canal, the bar offers the highest quality of product for its customers.
Mr Fogg’s Gin Parlour, Leicester Square
Mr Fogg’s promises to be a decadent night of drinking. All the theatrics of a true parlour, Mr Fogg’s offers a huge range of unique cocktails.
Whistling Shop, Shoreditch
Whistling Shop is a Victorian-inspired cocktail bar in Worship Street, an ancient thoroughfare between Shoreditch and the City of London. Its latest menu is themed around an atlas with 36 different drinks to choose from.
Holborn Dining Room and Delicatessen, Holborn
Relaxed and stylish, the copper-topped gin bar at Holborn Dining Room offers London’s largest collection of gin, featuring over 500 gins and 30 tonics. Gin lovers can savour more than 14,000 possible gin and tonic pairings from well-known international brands to small-batch and local distillers to choose from.
www.holborndiningroom.com/gin-bar/
The London Gin Club, Soho
On a constant quest for fine and remarkable gin, The London Gin Club has over 350 of the best premium and super-premium gins available including micro-distilleries and small-batch producers from around the world.
How do you drink yours? Email emily.hennings@london.newsquest.co.uk or post your comments below.
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