Bar Necessities
Classic

Vodka Tonic

G&T's quieter cousin

Glass Highball
Method Built
Garnish lime wedge

The Gin & Tonic's quieter cousin. Vodka's neutrality hands the floor to the tonic — quinine bitterness, citrus, the faint sweetness — with lime as the only flourish. Pure utility.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz Vodka
  • 4 oz Tonic Water
  • squeeze Fresh Lime Juice

Method

Fill a highball glass with ice. Add vodka. Top with tonic water. Squeeze lime wedge over the drink and drop it in.

Sourced from Utility classic, codified in The Bartender's Bible (Foley, 1991) and Difford's Guide.