tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694921645350070657.post3322157869850971946..comments2023-12-14T09:11:39.857+00:00Comments on Heartstrings: Indian tonic waterVincent Castilinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208476230568664462noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694921645350070657.post-38773962029013302142018-04-24T06:28:26.088+01:002018-04-24T06:28:26.088+01:00Actually there's an interesting story.. I hear...Actually there's an interesting story.. I heard on a Bangalore walk of Lalbagh. We were looking at juniper trees and the guide told us that juniper berries were used to make gin. Then he proceeded to tell us about the famous gin and tonic drink. The whole concept of tonic water seems to have been created for India. During the early Raj days, the white man was usually wiped out by malaria. The cure was quinine and they came up with the idea of mixing quinine in water, especially for the troops. So the tonic water was created. It was rather bitter and generally mixed with gin. Hence the gin and tonic. Naturally, Indians didn't really need to drink tonic water. Only the Brits :D With modern medicine, there is no need to have tonic water any more either.cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06211696826518610027noreply@blogger.com