Today is the 150th Aniversary of the Gin and Tonic.

First invented in India in 1858.

Tonic was the drink they used to combat malaria.

(Hence Indian Tonic Water)

The quinine in it made it taste bitter so.........

They had the bright idea of adding Gin to off-set that bitterness.

And bloody good job they made of it too.

I guess they were ..... Very very drunk at the time.