by There is a special day for anything and everything. Thus, today is International Gin & Tonic Day.
I shall be partaking of course. I am thinking Fever Tree Tonic with one of my Texas gins such as Calamity or Waterloo No. 9. The only gins I have in the house right now are from either Texas or California. I don’t know where Sam’s Club distills their gin so I won’t worry about it.
The day was founded by Jayne Withers in honor of her 95 year old grandmother who refused to drink water in the hospital. She insisted on her gin and tonic so it was smuggled in to her as Ms. Withers explains below.
So here is to Mary Edith Keyburn who preferred gin and tonic over just plain water.
Gah, it was yesterday according to the flyer, and I missed it.
For the record, however, Boodles gin is the correct answer. I never liked gin until I asked my sister what kind she wanted and that is what she chose. Once I tasted it, hooked.
I’ve never tried Boodles so I’ll keep a lookout for it.
Surprisingly, the Sam’s Club English dry gin is rather good. It is heavy on the juniper but does make a good G&T plus it was only $16 for a 1.75l bottle.