About International Gin and Tonic Day
International Gin and Tonic Day is observed on October 19th. It was founded in honour of gin lover Mary Edith Keyburn, who passed away aged 95 on that date in 2010 with a G&T in a teacup by her bedside in a hospital in the USA. According to her friends who established the day in her memory, Edith was ‘a remarkable woman who loved to have the occasional tipple of gin and tonic’. Her family smuggled the G&T into the hospital in a water bottle and hid it in plain sight in a teacup. Starting with family and friends, the International Gin and Tonic Day Facebook page was established in 2012. Over the following years, it then spread from the US East Coast to the rest of the world. Find out more Related ObservancesSimilar ObservancesOther Observances on October 19th 2022All events on October 19th 2022
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This classic cocktail has been around for centuries. It started as a medicinal prescription and has evolved to become one of the most iconic cocktails. In the 1700s, a doctor discovered that quinine could treat malaria, and by the end of the 1800s, British soldiers were drinking tonic and gin for their daily dose of the “medicine.” The simple cocktail, while it only has two main ingredients, needs to be made properly. Using high-quality ingredients and making sure the drink is very cold are key to creating the perfect mixture. When it comes to garnishing a G&T, use the botanicals in the gin for guidance. In the two-week lead-up to 2021’s Gin & Tonic Day on April 9th, Fever-Tree, a vendor of mixers, saw an 11% jump in tonic water sales. That’s a dramatic decrease from 2020, when the company saw a 300% increase in the seven days leading up to G&T day, according to Charles Gibb, chief executive officer of Fever-Tree North America. Similar ObservancesNational Drink Beer Day
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How is gin Day celebrated?The best way to celebrate gin day is to travel to one of the original gin bars and try a range of mixers and cocktails. Some of the best establishments offer “house drinks” with a unique twist you can't get anywhere else. While the classic drink is gin and tonic, there are now a host of variations that you can try.
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