Gin and tonic

[nq:1]"I'll have a gin and tonic please." Is 'gin and tonic' a mixed drink of gin and tonic water?[/nq]
Yes. Typically with a slice of lime or lemon as well.
[nq:1]Is it an American drink or what?[/nq]
Actually it originated in the British Army in India. Quinine (malaria 'tonic') is bitter, and to get the troops to take their daily ration, it was sweetened up by putting a tot of gin in

[nq:1]"I'll have a gin and tonic please." Is 'gin and tonic' a mixed drink of gin and tonic water?[/nq]
Yes.
[nq:1]Is it American drink or what?[/nq]
Rumour has it that the tonic, which contains quinine, was purveyed to colonial Britons as a specific against malaria, or the shaking hab-dabs.

Gin seems to be Dutch in origin (genever: juniper, from the source of the flavouring a

[nq:1]"I'll have a gin and tonic please." Is 'gin and tonic' a mixed drink of gin and tonic water?[/nq]
You could say that, yes.
[nq:1]Is it American drink or what?[/nq]
I don't think it's exclusively or even originally American; I would guess that it is of Britic imperial origin.
[nq:1]Is it popular in the US?[/nq]
It remains a fairly standard popular cocktail, yes.
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[nq:1]"I'll have a gin and tonic please." Is 'gin and tonic' a mixed drink of gin and tonic water? Is it American drink or what? Is it popular in the US?[/nq]
Yes, yes, yes.
[nq:1]Is sherry popular in the US?[/nq]
Come. I will show you my cask of Amontillado.

[nq:2] Is sherry popular in the US?[/nq]
[nq:1]Reasonably, though not nearly as much as in England. There's no real culture of sherry as the civilized social drink of choice in academia, for instance, except in Anglophile contexts like some English or Philosophy departments.[/nq]
I believe that it is also a favorite in wino circles.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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[nq:1]"I'll have a gin and tonic please." Is 'gin and tonic' a mixed drink of gin and tonic water? Is it American drink or what? Is it popular in the US?[/nq]
Yes, yes {"American," not "what"), yes. In my experience it's usually made with crushed ice and a wedge of lime. To my surprise, several online sites suggest using ice cubes. Maybe I've been doing it wrong all these years.
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Is cocktail any mixture of two or more drinks or waters?

Is champagne drank by itself? Can it be used to make cocktail?

[nq:2]Is sherry popular in the US?[/nq]
[nq:1]Moderately. It's thought of as effete.[/nq]
What are some popular liquor and wines in the US?

[nq:1]"I'll have a gin and tonic please." Is 'gin and tonic' a mixed drink of gin and tonic water? Is it American drink or what? Is it popular in the US?[/nq]
Yes, but probably not as popular as vodka and tonic. Many drinks that were commonly made with gin are now made with vodka. Gin leaves more of an odor on the breath than gin, and some prefer the taste of vodka.
[nq:1]Is sherry popular

[nq:1]Is cocktail any mixture of two or more drinks or waters?[/nq]
"an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients".
AHD: "Any of various mixed alcoholic drinks consisting usually of brandy, whiskey, vodka, or gin combined with fruit juices or other liquors and often served chilled".
[nq:1]Is champagne drank by itself?[/nq]
Typically. "Drunk".
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