I must admit that I object to the taste of gin more than the taste of tonic. Now, vodka & tonic I could manage, but since I've lost my ethanol tolerance, more than an ounce or two would put me under the table.
I wish I was as eloquent as Dorothy Parker:
"I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host."
Metaphysician, speaking of Dorothy Parker, there is a brand of gin named Dorothy Parker, after her, that is an tasteful alternative to some standard gins such as Hendricks, and pleasant to drink at the Algonquin, which she frequented.
I must admit that I object to the taste of gin more than the taste of tonic. Now, vodka & tonic I could manage, but since I've lost my ethanol tolerance, more than an ounce or two would put me under the table.
I wish I was as eloquent as Dorothy Parker:
"I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host."
Is it perfume? Is it tea? Whatever it is it does nothing for me Should I drink it? Or dab it on? Can I swap it for a coffee or has all the water gone It is hot it is wet. It is eau de toilette Is it from the House of Lipton or Chanel? I only want a cup of tea not this stuff you've given me If you think I'm going to drink it go to
Help me Someone call a doctor, call a nurse! Call an ambulance I'm poisoned And I think it's getting worse I only wanted a cup of tea
If you're tasting juniper, that's the gin The bark the quinine is made from is a different kind of bitter (closer to really strong pure unroasted coffee).
Super-tasters either love or hate it. Super-smellers need to avoid because there are too many natural amines, sulfates and glucomates in the quinine even before the powder is mixed into the drink and stored.
The Hong Kong Club serves high tea and only offers Earl Grey or Darjeeling. I have Darjeeling when I'm lucky to be invited and now feel vindicated in my tea selection thanks to that song.
Ridksi, I don't even care about your old gin & tonic birthday party. Go ahead, don't invite me. I mean, it's not like your cake will be English Toffee Pudding or anything.
Ridksi, I don't even care about your old gin & tonic birthday party. Go ahead, don't invite me. I mean, it's not like your cake will be English Toffee Pudding or anything.
D reckons it’s roughly the same price here, this week. And it’s funny that big chains are trying to con us into the post-holiday sales too because we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s totally irrelevant here.
The bark the quinine is made from is a different kind of bitter (closer to really strong pure unroasted coffee). 
D reckons it’s roughly the same price here, this week. And it’s funny that big chains are trying to con us into the post-holiday sales too because we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s totally irrelevant here. 
I must admit that I object to the taste of gin more than the taste of tonic. Now, vodka & tonic I could manage, but since I've lost my ethanol tolerance, more than an ounce or two would put me under the table.
I wish I was as eloquent as Dorothy Parker:
"I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host."