Help Settle A Bet Related To Gin & Tonics (2 Viewers)

[chet]

See the poll.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Lime.

This is not up for debate.

 

[BroadwayG]

The lemon option isn't really needed.

 

[Jaysus]

I mean, you can do whatever you want... but if you are using a lemon, you are doing it wrong.

 

[Random]

Both.

 

[BobbyLayne]

:mindblown:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/05/22/dining/lemonlime.html?_r=0

I may experiment this summer. Well, actually...today.

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

Rich people sure make dumb bets

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Rich people sure make dumb bets

Probably only bet a dollar.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

No lemon or lime

 

[Bob Sacamano]

But lime is still correct.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Lime may be the right answer, but lemon has its own song.

?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyhu2ysqKGk

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

Rich people sure make dumb bets

Probably only bet a dollar.

By "dollar" do you mean "the soul of an immigrant?"

 

[BobbyLayne]

0-27

I don't think I've seen a poll run at 100% for this long since timschochet asked if he should ban himself.

 

[chet]

I will ask for a cucumber if I use Hendricks but have never had a lemon. This is going the way I thought.

 

[Peyton Marino]

Rich people sure make dumb bets

Probably only bet a dollar.

I would probably try to hedge at this point

 

[Foosball God]

Lime for Gin and Tonic

Lemon for Vodka and Tonic

 

[Drifter]

Just one - lime - but both is an excellent answer

 

[Parrothead]

no fighting yet? 32-0?

 

[tommyboy]

this is the drink that put me into rehab.

the correct answer is lime. and the correct gin is Tanqueray

 

[Don Quixote]

Was the bet dinner? This sounds like the Star Wars/Dustin Hoffman dating loophole from Seinfeld.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

this is the drink that put me into rehab.

the correct answer is lime. and the correct gin is Tanqueray

Did the bar run out of Sapphire?

 

[chet]

this is the drink that put me into rehab.

the correct answer is lime. and the correct gin is Tanqueray

Did the bar run out of Sapphire?

I just bought some of Martin Miller's premium gin. Fan-#######-tastic.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Who still drinks tonic? Didn't we eradicate polio already?

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

this is the drink that put me into rehab.

the correct answer is lime. and the correct gin is Tanqueray

Back in the day I would keep Tanquery and Boodles both on hand. I actually preferred the Boodles, but I had the Tanquery for friends who feel as you do. I had a buddy who would smash a Kumquat into his gin and tonics. it was not bad, though I stuck with lime.

 

[Foosball God]

Who still drinks tonic? Didn't we eradicate polio already?

Vodka tonic is my go to drink.

 

[BobbyLayne]

TIL....

Most gins have a small amount of lemon peel (zest from the rhind.) We prefer the lime because it contrasts with the existing botanical in the gin.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Who still drinks tonic? Didn't we eradicate polio already?

Vodka tonic is my go to drink.

And I bet you never had polio.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Who still drinks tonic? Didn't we eradicate polio already?

Vodka tonic is my go to drink.

And I bet you never had polio.

Damn. Good point.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

this is the drink that put me into rehab.

the correct answer is lime. and the correct gin is Tanqueray

Did the bar run out of Sapphire?

Was not even made when I started drinking, not by a long shot.

 

[chet]

Try muddling the lime into the gin but use less lime as it can overpower the gin.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Who still drinks tonic? Didn't we eradicate polio already?

Quinine was for malaria.

 

[HellToupee]

Who still drinks tonic? Didn't we eradicate polio already?

Gin & tonic is my go to summer cocktailold school cocktails are where its at

 

[BobbyLayne]

0-50 with 5 abstentions

restoring my faith here

 

[chet]

I shared the results with the other person and he asked about the type of sample group.

I told him they were mostly male and American and he responded, "and gay."

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

I shared the results with the other person and he asked about the type of sample group.

I told him they were mostly male American and he responded, "and gay."

Yet he's the one who wants to suck a lemon???

 

[chet]

58-0

I've never seen something like this on this board. Astounding.

 

[rockaction]

We take our booze and our refreshing cocktails seriously.

Lime.

 

[Don Quixote]

I shared the results with the other person and he asked about the type of sample group.

I told him they were mostly male and American and he responded, "and gay."

He sounds defensive about his sexuality. About my question if the bet was dinner . . .

 

[B-Deep]

"look at all the limes...."

saved by the buoyancy of citrus

 

[Kanil]

Lime obviously. If they put both in my drink I take the lemon out. Blashphemy.

 

[Kanil]

On a side note... Where'd the G&T thread go? I'm not smart enough to find it using the search function.

 

[chet]

I shared the results with the other person and he asked about the type of sample group.

I told him they were mostly male and American and he responded, "and gay."

He sounds defensive about his sexuality. About my question if the bet was dinner . . .

Nothing other than pride for the stakes.

 

[chet]

70-0

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[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Any citrus peel is acceptable. IMO a lime wedge as opposed to just peel is more unacceptable than an orange twist.

 

[fantasycurse42]

72-0... Data feels soft.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Any citrus peel is acceptable. IMO a lime wedge as opposed to just peel is more unacceptable than an orange twist.

Exactly correct. I don't want the juice of a lime or lemon in this drink, just the twist, although I can't see using an orange.

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Nolet's

Solveig

Although I do not drink mine with tonic, as I prefer a nice martini, I saw a lot more lemon being used last year with the lime shortage

I also see the classics coming back, aside from the martini. Aviation, Ramos Fizz, Floradora, and Negroni to name a few.

 

[chet]

I shared the results with the other person and he asked about the type of sample group.

I told him they were mostly male and American and he responded, "and gay."

"So the 'pole' takers are mostly American and male."

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Any citrus peel is acceptable. IMO a lime wedge as opposed to just peel is more unacceptable than an orange twist.

Exactly correct. I don't want the juice of a lime or lemon in this drink, just the twist, although I can't see using an orange.

It can really depend on the gin you use, as the botanicals can be so different. An orange twist works nicely with Bluecoat (which already has strong hints of orange and lemon).

 

[xulf]

Gin is gross. That is the right answer.