I just Wiki'ed "Gin and Tonic", and yeah Chet, there was a little somethin' about that in regard to the practice of that during British Raj in India.

However, I think the popularity of Gin in Old Blighty predated that.

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)