
No other drink counters oppressive heat better than a gin and tonic. The Gatorade of British colonial days, it was what allowed Englishmen to join mad dogs out in the noonday sun. To my taste, a brisk gin and tonic cuts the dust far better than its closest competitor, the rum-based umbrella drink. That, along with its hard-won stature as a cultural icon, has made the gin and tonic one of the greatest cocktails of all time.



