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Vodka Tonic

Vodka and tonic over plenty of ice, with a strip of lemon peel. There is nowhere for a warm one to hide.

GlassHighball glass
GarnishLemon peel
8ozHighball holds 8 oz of liquidTall glass over ice, so the liquid tops out around 8 oz.

Build

Vodka1⅓ oz40 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Tonic water3⅓ oz100 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 ¾ oz110 ml5 oz150 ml6 ¼ oz185 ml7 ½ oz220 ml
Lemon peel1 strip

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1⅓ oz40 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 1⅓ oz40 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1⅓ oz40 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1⅓ oz40 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1⅓ oz40 ml.

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Method

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice and pour in the vodka.
  2. Fill with tonic and stir once, gently, to keep the bubbles.
  3. Twist the lemon peel over the top and drop it in.

Recipe data: TheCocktailDB (opens in a new tab)

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