I like gin and tonics. They're refreshing, but they're also safe. Hard to mess them up. That's why they're often my go-to drink when I'm not at home. But if I'm at home--or at Irina's house--I do them a little different. I add bitters. Irina served it to me this way once, garnished with a Meyer lemon wheel, and I've never looked back. I do like me a lime occasionally, but the bitters are a must.

And now some trivia: this drink, which was popularized in the 19th Century, helped enable British imperialism, if I may make sweeping generalizations... Tonic water has quinine, which was used to treat malaria in places like India.