TIL Gin and Tonic were originally created by the British East India Company as a way to get soldiers to have quinine to prevent and treat malaria. Quinine (in tonic) was too bitter. In order to get them to drink the tonic officers added the solders' gin rations with sugar, lime and water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_and_tonic



Submitted April 05, 2015 at 09:10PM by Son_of_America http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/31izve/til_gin_and_tonic_were_originally_created_by_the/