Ingredients
- 2 oznon alcoholic botanical spirit
- ½ ozfresh lime juice
- 4 oztonic water
- 🍋Lime wheel(garnish)
Instructions
- Fill a highball glass to the brim with ice.
- Add the non-alcoholic botanical spirit and fresh lime juice directly over the ice.
- Slowly pour in the tonic water, pouring down the side of the glass to preserve the carbonation.
- Stir gently once or twice to combine.
- Garnish with a lime wheel and serve immediately.
📜 History
The Gin & Tonic was born in British India during the mid-1800s, when British soldiers mixed quinine-based tonic with gin to make malaria medicine more palatable. Schweppes launched the first commercial carbonated quinine tonic water in 1870, branded as Indian Tonic Water. The drink spread globally and became a cornerstone of British drinking culture. The non-alcoholic version came of age after 2015, when Seedlip's launch proved that a distilled botanical spirit without alcohol could anchor a sophisticated mixed drink. By the early 2020s, non-alcoholic gin alternatives from brands like Ritual Zero Proof, Monday Gin, Tanqueray 0.0%, and Ceder's gave home bartenders and restaurants a growing toolkit for building a G&T that is indistinguishable in form — if not in spirit — from the original.