This key step will help you make the perfect gin and tonic - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food This key step will help you make the perfect gin and tonic By You Magazine - May 28, 2019 You may consider yourself a bit of gin and tonic expert by now, meaning you’ve been drinking it for so long that you’re a pro at making them. But what if we told you that you’ve been missing a crucial step this entire time? Getty Images According to qualified gin expert, David T Smith, there is only one way to achieve the ultimate G&T, and chances are you haven’t been including it when making yours – we certainly hadn’t before discovering his genius trick. So what is it? Well, David insists that you should always wait a few minutes to let the ice melt a little bit before you start drinking your G&T. This is because it will make the flavours taste a lot better, he explained during an interview with Good Housekeeping. ‘The final chill-factor comes from the use of ice which absorbs the heat of the drink, and this, in turn, is what turns the ice into water,’ he told the publication. ‘When the ice begins to melt; this not only makes the drink cooler but helps to marry all the flavours together.’ Getty Images We know, usually we’re told that you should never let the ice melt in your G&T but as David says, this is a complete misconception. In fact, the more ice to keep your glass cool, the better. So with that being said, if you fancy making yourself a new and improved G&T following David’s advice, why not try with Asda’s brand new fruity gins? The supermarket has added Spanish lemon and Spanish watermelon-flavoured gin to their alcohol shelves and they both sound absolutely delicious. Sold at £23 per 700ml bottle, the gins, made by Verano, come complete with colourful labelling; the colourless lemon flavoured gin is accompanied by bright yellow labels while the watermelon gin is actually pink with hot pink on the packaging to match. Race you to the tills! RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved