Fw: Gin and Tonic at The Leela Goa!

This is one concoction we can feel proud about that has its roots in India. The story is such that Gin was a craze in England as quarter of households was making Gin.

The travel of British troops to India which was still an unknown land gave birth to the concept of Gin & Tonic. They used bitter tasting quinine, extracted from cinchona bark, to ward off malaria. It was made into a tonic by dissolving it in water and adding sugar to sweeten it. Once their favourite spirit was added, the Brits were left with a drink that tasted pretty darn good, and stopped them getting ill. Win, win!

Since then Gin & Tonic has been stagnant as a cocktail, in last few years India has seen a heavy shift to Gin experiments calling it “Gin-aissance”.

We at the Leela Goa celebrate the timeless classic with your twist from our spice box. Our ace mixologists have tried and tested various concoctions to bring out the best of this drink.

Select from an array of ingredients like cloves, pepper, cardamom, rosemary, apple, orange, rose, cucumber and lemon grass to go with your Gin and Tonic and enjoy the burst of flavours in your mouth, priced at an unbelievable Rs 600 + taxes per cocktail. Head to Yali Lounge, Pool Bar and Aqua from 4^th – 30^th November anytime between 9:30 am – 10:30 pm and get ready to beat the heat!