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Title: How much ice should I put in my gin & tonic?
Post by: NeilT on 19/08/2018 16:54:59

I've noticed the current trend for G&Ts to be served in large glasses full to the brim with ice cubes. The thinking being that the more ice there is the less the dilution of the drink  - a view repeated on many websites. If you put say 50 ml of gin (let's be generous) and 100 ml of tonic both at room temperature in a glass then it's fair enough that the more ice there is the faster the drink will cool down, but won't the dilution be the same?

Title: Re: How much ice should I put in my gin & tonic?
Post by: guest45734 on 19/08/2018 18:31:07

Quote from: NeilT on 19/08/2018 16:54:59

I've noticed the current trend for G&Ts to be served in large glasses full to the brim with ice cubes. The thinking being that the more ice there is the less the dilution of the drink  - a view repeated on many websites. If you put say 50 ml of gin (let's be generous) and 100 ml of tonic both at room temperature in a glass then it's fair enough that the more ice there is the faster the drink will cool down, but won't the dilution be the same?

Cubed ice does not melt as fast crushed ice, when mixed in a gin and tonic. Ultimately if you let all the ice melt  and use similar weights of crushed and cubed ice, the dilution will be the same.
Crushed ice cools the drink better, and you can get your straw to the bottom of the glass easier with crushed ice, wasting less G&T. :)