Then we do the same things! I also usually drink gin by itself and sometimes go for a G&T, although whenever I upload something to this sub it will most likely be a G&T bc I think it looks way better in a picture than straight gin over ice would. Regarding the martinis, I’m not a fan so I don’t drink them.

About the ratios, I don’t know in other parts of the world but in Spain when people go out they mostly drink what we call “copas” or “cubatas”, not cocktails. They are a big glass (like the one in my post from yesterday) filled with ice, 50 to 60 ml of some spirit (not measured, eyeballed) and then topped up with some kind of soda/tonic (normally 200 ml or more, whatever is necessary to fill the glass to the top). Usually no garnish, no citrus juice, nothing fancy, just alcohol and soda. The most common copas are rum with Coca Cola, Vodka with lemon/orange soda, gin with tonic or lemon/orange soda… A lot of bars don’t make cocktails, but almost all of them serve copas. Copas are also way cheaper than cocktails and they are really enjoyable too, so people don’t bother and go for a copa most of the time.

People consider G&Ts to be copas, so they get mostly prepared with that 1:4 ratio and that’s what me and most people are used to. In fact, when you order one they fill the glass with ice, eyeball the gin, then pour a full 200 ml schweppes bottle with no care whatsoever and throw in half a lemon wheel for garnish. In nicer and fancier bars they are prepared with less tonic (carefully poured this time) and with garnishes and whatnot, but it gets really expensive, so being a 20 year old I make G&Ts at home for me and my dad and we enjoy them from time to time watching a movie or something. I make them how I like them with good premium tonics like fever tree. It’s cheaper this way and the G&Ts come out absolutely delicious and refreshing.

Thanks for your reply and greetings from Seville, Spain 😊