What Is International Gin and Tonic Day

Oddly enough, the now popular cocktail was originally meant to be seen as a treatment for malaria owing to the quinine in the tonic water. Since there is no quinine in tonic water that you see in shops now, it is safe to assume that your weekend G&T might not have any bygone health benefits, not that that makes it any less enjoyable. G&T day was inspired by an American woman who enjoyed Gin and Tonics so much that her family used to smuggle G&T’s into the hospital for her. The Gin fanatic Mary Edith Kayburn died on the 19th of October in 2010 and her loved ones founded the day in her honor!

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