---
category: cocktails
description: Very classic 5 o'clock pre-dinner cocktail.
difficulty: easy
servings: 1
sub_category: highballs
tags:
    - gin
    - refreshing
    - bitter
    - stirred
title: Gin & Tonic
---
To an @ice{} filled #highball glass{} add @gin{2%fl oz}(dry) and stir for ~{10%seconds} to chill the gin.

Top with refrigerated @indian tonic water{4%fl oz}(Fever Tree, San Pellegrino, Thomas Henry, Schweppes etc) and give the glass contents a single stir to combine without removing the fizz from the tonic.

Add a thin slice of @lemon{}, either letting the lemon slice lay flat on top or tug it in on the side, letting a bit of it pop up.

> A lime slice or a cucumber ditto (Works especially well with the Hendrick’s gin) are fine alternatives to the lemon slice.