I tried to improve on yesterday’s drink (gin and tonic and wintergreen) by substituting seltzer and sugar for tonic, and adding a little lime juice. It was better, but I’ve decided that the fatal flaw in the concept of the wintergreen cocktail is that, no matter what you do, no matter what you add, wintergreen tastes medicinal.
I’m giving up.
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