Gin and tonic of water, sugar, lime and gin to the quinine in order to make the drink more palatable, thus gin and tonic was born. Soldiers in India were already given a gin ration, and the sweet concoction made sense. Since it is no longer used as an antimalarial, tonic water today contains much less quinine, is usually sweetened, and is consequently much less bitter. Gin and tonic is a popular cocktail during the summer. A 2004 study found that after 12 hours, "considerable quantities (500 to 1,000 ml) of tonic water may, for a short period of time, lead to quinine
Tonic 23 normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering or optionally an inboard motor could be installed. The design has a hull speed of and the fresh water tank has a capacity of Similar sailboats Tonic 23 The Tonic 23 is a French trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Philippe Harlé as a coastal cruising sailboat and first built in 1985. The design was built by Jeanneau in France from 1985 until 1992, but it is now out of production. During its production run about 750 boats were completed. The Tonic 23 is a small recreational keelboat, built