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Originally Posted by KCampbell
We Brits seem to have always favored the G&T to the Martini, it has a lot to do with the circumstances in which the drink is consumed. The Martini to me has always seemed a sophisticated urban drink, ideal for piano bars, whereas the G&T is better suited to outdoor sipping, watching as the sun sets over The Empire
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... which is important because most of your Empire was ridden with mosquitos and disease and you needed all the quinine you could get.
peace,
sam