Makar Gin and Tonic
Glasgow's original G&T recipe using Glasgow's Original Gin. The humble G&T's origins can be found in the early 19th century when the army of the British East India Company were prescribed quinine (a medicine mixed in tonic water to help them with their fight against malaria. The bitter taste of the tonic water was unpleasant so the soldiers added water, sugar, lime and gin to the tonic and thus the G&T came into being. This origin story is also the reason why many tonic waters are known as 'Indian Tonic Water!
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Makar Gin Dry Martini
The Dry Gin Martini is one of the most iconic cocktails of all time and can be dated back to the mid 19th Century. The Martini has come to be seen as the cocktail of the 'sophisticated' with Ernest Hemingway writing "I had never tasted anything so cool and clear… they made me feel civilised" and Ian Fleming made the cocktail the preferred serve of the ever-suave British Secret Service agent, 007 aka James Bond. Make the ultimate Dry Martini with Makar Original Dry Gin in a 5:1 ratio with dry vermouth.
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