My F&W quick save (...) Expert Lessons  How Mixologist Dave
Arnold Makes the Perfect Gin and Tonic (And How You Can Too)
"If you want to assemble a good gin and tonic, the least you
should do is put a couple of highball glasses and gin in the
freezer (don't worry—it won't freeze)."—Dave Arnold  To me, the
gin and tonic is the drink that everyone thinks is ok, but it's
actually one of the easiest to mess up. The concept of a gin and
tonic is fantastic—the cold dryness, the clean bitterness, the
refreshing carbonation and that hit of botanicals—but the
execution is often terrible. The gin is usually room
temperature, and you're lucky if the tonic is good. And if it is
good, you're lucky if it's cold. The ice melts right into it,
and the end result will either be horribly weak or horribly
under-carbonated, or both. I've been obsessed with trying to
perfect the gin and tonic, and I've found several ways to do it,
from a solid at-home method all the way up to some pretty
unorthodox versions.  If you want to assem