It can be. Until you wake up naked on a bench in the park. But not gin and tonic (sugar). Gin Fizz is low calorie nearly keto friendly.
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Is Vodka good for you?
Gin is Vodka flavoured with Juniper!
My morning workout tomorrow will be delayed until late afternoon so Iām thinking what tonightās poison will be (since a hangover will be less of an issue). Iām very tempted with this gin fizz but Iāll probably just go for scotch. Maybe another evening when Iām feeling a bit more ambitious.
I want to drink gin more long drinks and cocktails. I know the basics and standards but I need to learn more about whatās readily available that suits my preferences.
I have a heavy gin intake and Iām almost 50. Proof that itās healthy.
The Belgian original called āJeneverā is healthier, the Brits just copied it!
To avoid sugar, Iāve switched from a gin and tonic to a gin and soda with a twist of lime.
I still shudder when I think about Collinās Lemon Gin in Canada. (on the back label it says āDo not drink straight, may cause temporary blindnessā)
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Oh god. I had not thought about that ā¦ product ā¦ (wonāt refer to it as a drink) in decades. Youāve brought back memories - or rather, hazes of memories - long forgotten, and I really wish theyād stayed forgotten.
Are you suffering from melancholy?
IDK if you are joking butā¦ here are some fun facts:
- Gintonic was used in India by the Brits as prophylaxis for Malaria. Why? because of the quinine in the tonic water. Problem with that wasā¦ quinine can cause (temporary?) deafness. Maybe thereās a correlation between current drinking trends and pop music after all.
- Distilled alcohol drinks can produce blindness if the āheadā and the ātailā of the batch is not disregarded during production. Why? because of methanol. Maybe thereās a correlation between current drinking habits of cheap bastards and Forumosa moderation after all.
Not kidding. It actually said that on the bottle. We marched ahead anyway.
Isnāt gin called āmotherās ruinā because the way they made it in the olden days included chemicals that rendered one sterile?
Historically gin has a bad rap especially from times when all kinds of bad additives were included. Not so relevant today.
But there is this relevant today.
https://betches.com/gin-drinkers-more-likely-to-be-psychopaths/
I guess I am a psychopath because I like gin. I like vodka too, though. I prefer clear liquors in general.
Sugary cocktails just make me feel sick so I always get a gin and tonic. All my friends make fun of me for it because itās not something people my age typically drink, but I stomach sour/bitter drinks much better.
Only because Iām almost 50.
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Do you prefer a bitter taste for everything or just for alcoholic drinks?
Donāt worry youāll make it, I did. It aināt nice the other side of 50 but getting there is the point.
Thatās all well and good, but what do people do for the tonic side? I keep opening a can of tonic, using maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of it, and then throwing the rest away. Are there any smaller cans around?
(Yes, yes, I could drink more. But usually Iām just having one strongish drink.)