Is this not common knowledge? I assumed it was, at least amongst people who drink G & T.
TIL that the gin and tonic became popular in India during British Imperialism to encourage English colonizers to consume quinine, an antimalarial derived from the bark of the cinchona tree.
https://www.wineenthusiast.com/ratings/spirit-ratings/gin-ratings/best-gins-for-gin-and-tonic/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6a6d3e16144974000100a373&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vdqyv6/til_that_the_gin_and_tonic_became_popular_in/