[DoubleF]

If you guys drink gin and tonics that only have gin and tonic in it... you're really missing out. I hated gin and tonics until I mused to my wife I could do better than the crap at many food and alcohol establishments. She agrees I make one of the best she has ever had. My gin and tonic are generally the following:

Gin
Tonic
Pinch of salt
Lemon Zest
Thin slice of cucumber
Cracked Szechuan pepper corn (slight spice and citrus flavor)

I also often ask my guests (err, used to because fricken Covid) whether they liked a juniper/botanical heavy taste or a citrus/sugary taste (akin to preferences for a sweet or dry wine). The above is often is often a big hit with my guests.

I consider Bombay a bit more "balanced". I usually use Hendricks or Botanist for Juniper/Botanical focused mix, Bombay as a "neutral/baseline" mix and Strathmore Gin (Seaberry) or Citadelle as the citrus/sugar focused mix.

Most of my friends agree they can definitely taste the difference between the Juniper/botanical vs Citrus/sugar focused mixes. I was hoping to experiment more with flower waters and fancier tonics in my Gin and tonis this summer, but Covid put a huge dent in that.

There is also a scene in American Gods that always sticks out to me where Shadow discusses that a Gin and Tonic isn't just a name, it's a command.