Soon, it became a medicinal staple for British expatriates in malaria-prone ... it holds its own against the tonic's flavors. When mixing, aim for two-parts tonic to one-part gin.

So far, no preventative vaccination against malaria exists ... In British colonies, tonic water (which contains large amounts of Quinine) was mixed with gin and became a popular drink.

Adam Hart-Davis explains how the discovery that a bitter tree bark could protect against malaria lead to the invention of ‘gin and tonic’ (the drink was designed to disguise the bitter taste).

Adam Hart-Davis explains how the discovery that a bitter tree bark could protect against malaria lead to the invention of ‘gin and tonic’ (the drink was designed to disguise the bitter taste).