A quote by Sir Winston Churchill sends me scurrying around for more information, “The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen’s lives and minds than all the doctors in the Empire.”
It turns out tonic is quinine-flavoured soda, the bitterness is balanced by sugar, and it became a popular, delicious drink with a dash of gin.
It came to India in pre-1900s as a cure for malaria.
Well, let me go and get another drink … maybe a whisky and soda, or rum and coke, not a cure for malaria.
Cynthia is tending the bar today, and she throws a cryptic smile at me, “What will make you feel better?”
It is the beginning of a story.
Reena Saxena 
Churchill also started the day with a raw egg and half a glass of cognac. True.
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The problem with diets is that the same thing does not affect everyone in the same way.
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Nothing refreshes quite like a fiz zdx y drink prepared and served by a sympathetic someone else!
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You added another dimension to it.
I was just reading about Picante, the Mexican cocktail with jalapenos. Wonder who will we like to serve it 🤔
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Margarita with jalapeno is great in summer. But yes, consider the server…😉😊
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😊😊
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The gin, from what I was told, was further supposed to help disguise the taste of the quinine. As for Churchill, it’s said he used to pour himself a gin, look very hard at the vermouth (for a martini) or the tonic, and then just drink the gin.
Sometimes it’s the telling of the story that makes us feel better, getting to be heard.
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Haha! I love that story 😊.
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“Well, let me go and get another drink … not a cure for malaria.”
lol
surprisingly tough prompt word
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I agree. Thank you, Clark!
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I didn’t know that gin and tonic was once a cure for malaria. Looking forward to the continuation of the story of what will make one feel better.
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Google helps us when an unusual prompt word pops up 🤗 Thank you, Frank!
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I love it, Reena 💝
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Thanks, Robbie!
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I do like a gin and tonic – my drink especially with lots of ice in our summer months … and the knats don’t seem to like my blood – maybe that’s why lol 😂
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I like the taste, but it gets to the head too fast 😂
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It does me too – one is my limit lol
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I’ve stuck to this limit for years. Gradually moving to WINE ONLY …
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😂😂 you do well. I can’t drink wine at all – one sip and I am gone lol
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🙂
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Haha! We read about the tonic in 9th grade biology class
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That was a different reference, perhaps.
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In reference to treating malaria! 😂😅
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Ohhk! 🙂
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👍🏼
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A Gin and Tonic… too bitter for me!
A fun take on the prompt! 🍸
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🥂🤗
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