1961MJS said:Hi
Assuming you made the drink yourself, that's very odd. Gin isn't sweet, tonic isn't sweet, it's got a kind of sour metallic taste, and the lime well, you're have a lime before. It's supposed to be sour and tart though.
If a bartender made if for you, maybe you got rum and tonic, or he dumped a bit of sugar in it. [huh]
The only cure is to drink a few more of them as a test... Gin and Tonic's don't have as forceful flavor as say a Mojito, or a Single Malt Scotch, maybe it just wasn't as tart and sour as you EXPECTED?
Later
It was at a bar, but I can guarantee that there was nothing but gin, tonic, and a lemon slice. The gin itself, when I tasted it, since the bartender just poured the gin on some ice, and gave me a little bottle of tonic, was a bit sweet on its own. Maybe I have a warped sense of taste from drinking so much black coffee (caffe amaro here). Who knows, maybe I will try whiskey and soda instead, in homage to the Peabody-Emersons. Although, once I come back to the States, I am going to have to wait a couple months for this experiment.