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TIL that the gin and tonic became popular in India during British Imperialism to encourage English colonizers to consume quinine, an antimalarial derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. https://www.wineenthusiast.com/ratings/spirit-ratings/gin-ratings/best-gins-for-gin-and-tonic/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6a6d3e16144974000100a373&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook https://redd.it/1vdqyv6 @r_youshouldknow