Gin and tonic

Only if you want to insist on the number of servings/helpings

But you need it if you're saying:
I had a glass of g

Oh, I see. Thanks a lot!
So, the sentence: "I will drink gin and tonic" doesn't require the article? Am I right?

Well, if you're saying

"I drank gin and tonic the whole night."

no one will know how many glasses you had

I see that keeping an article or not may serve a good purpose .

Thank you.

Magda, if you want to order one from the bartender, you would say "I'd like a gin and tonic, please." You would require the article.

Fred: So, what you would like to drink?
Jerry: Gin and tonic would be fine with me.
Fred (to the waiter):
Could you bring us two gin and tonics, please?
or:
Could you bring us two gin-and-tonics, please?

? Marius, I agree they are countable in a restaurant setting. But are you saying that if you wanted only one, and not two, you would not use the article?

Grammar Geek? Marius, I agree they are countable in a restaurant setting. But are you saying that if you wanted only one, and not two, you would not use the article?

No, when ordering one must be specific:

I want a/one gin and tonic
I want two gin and tonics

and so on. You don't want them to bring too much

Marius HancuFred: So, what you would like to drink?
Jerry: Gin and tonic would be fine with me.
Fred (to the waiter):
Could you bring us two gin and tonics, please?
or:
Could you bring us two gin-and-tonics, please?

That’s what I have been preaching all along. It’s essential for learners to understand when they

It's an interesting distinction.

1. A gin and tonic ] a measure of gin and (a bottle of) tonic water.

2. Gin and tonic ] the mixture.

You could say that #1 is what the barman gives you, but #2 is what you drink.

Perhaps even: #1 relates to two fluids, and #2, to one.

MrP