Ingredients

  • 3 ozginger beer
  • 3 ozginger ale
  • 3 dashesangostura bitters
  • ½ ozlime juice
  • 🍋Lime wedge(garnish)

🔧 Tools

jigger

Instructions

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice
  2. Add equal parts ginger beer and ginger ale (or lemonade)
  3. Add 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters
  4. Add 1/2 oz lime cordial or fresh lime juice
  5. Stir gently and garnish with lime wedge

📜 History

The Gunner is a non-alcoholic British drink with colonial origins, popular in private members clubs, cricket pavilions, and golf courses throughout the Commonwealth. The combination of ginger beer, ginger ale, lime, and Angostura bitters created a sophisticated mocktail before the term existed. The drink's name has military connotations, possibly referring to its popularity among British officers who wanted a refreshing drink without alcohol during duty hours.

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