{"id":8683,"date":"2016-06-13T11:26:19","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T10:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/?p=8683"},"modified":"2020-10-20T15:51:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T14:51:19","slug":"places-gin-tonic-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/places-gin-tonic-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Best places for a Gin and Tonic in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Few days are more important in the Experience Travel Group office than World Gin and Tonic Day. When I asked travel experts for\u00a0their nominations, a buzz of excitement like electricity burst through the room whilst\u00a0murmured\u00a0whispers to each other about not doubling up nominations\u00a0ensued. Safe to say, we&#8217;re passionate about this drink and know a good GnT when we taste one. Here&#8217;s our guide to the best in Asia<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8684 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AdobeStock_70344842-2-e1465379286689.jpg\" alt=\"Gin tonic in glass with ice and lime slice and frangipany flower on a wooden background\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" data-id=\"8684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AdobeStock_70344842-2-e1465379286689.jpg 800w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AdobeStock_70344842-2-e1465379286689-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AdobeStock_70344842-2-e1465379286689-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AdobeStock_70344842-2-e1465379286689-585x380.jpg 585w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AdobeStock_70344842-2-e1465379286689-150x98.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>David: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/burma\/hotel\/inle-princess-resort-lake-inle-burma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inle Princess Resort, Myanmar (Burma)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On the veranda of one of their Lake Houses overlooking their inlet to the lake as the sun goes down.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/View-from-Balcony-207-by-Zaw-Min-Yu-e1465381186765.jpg\" alt=\"View from Balcony 207 by Zaw Min Yu\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" data-id=\"8686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/View-from-Balcony-207-by-Zaw-Min-Yu-e1465381186765.jpg 800w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/View-from-Balcony-207-by-Zaw-Min-Yu-e1465381186765-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/View-from-Balcony-207-by-Zaw-Min-Yu-e1465381186765-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/View-from-Balcony-207-by-Zaw-Min-Yu-e1465381186765-585x389.jpg 585w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/View-from-Balcony-207-by-Zaw-Min-Yu-e1465381186765-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/View-from-Balcony-207-by-Zaw-Min-Yu-e1465381186765-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Lucy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/sri_lanka\/hotel\/tea-trails\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tea Trails, Sri Lanka<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Looking out over the tea fields from your private veranda at Tea Trails in Sri Lanka. Not only is it scenic and serene, but it\u2019s also quite fun to imagine the original tea planters doing the exact same thing 60\/70 years ago. They used to drink tonic water in particular as they believed it had anti-malarial qualities\u2026\u2026.as if I needed any other excuse to have a gin and tonic!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tientsin-Bungalow-pool-e1465381238136.jpg\" alt=\"Tientsin-Bungalow-pool\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"8687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tientsin-Bungalow-pool-e1465381238136.jpg 800w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tientsin-Bungalow-pool-e1465381238136-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tientsin-Bungalow-pool-e1465381238136-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tientsin-Bungalow-pool-e1465381238136-585x329.jpg 585w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tientsin-Bungalow-pool-e1465381238136-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Toni: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/india\/hotel\/taj-lake-palace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taj Lake Palace Hotel, India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Best views and sunset ever!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/taj-lake-palace-4.jpg\" alt=\"taj lake palace (4)\" width=\"646\" height=\"485\" data-id=\"8688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/taj-lake-palace-4.jpg 646w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/taj-lake-palace-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/taj-lake-palace-4-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/taj-lake-palace-4-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Lauren: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/cambodia\/hotel\/raffles-royal-phnom-penh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raffles, Cambodia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There are so many different Gin and Tonics to choose from (fruity ones, fresh ones and just normal ones etc.) They also have specials with a twist on the classic. The bar itself is beautiful and where lots of historic figures drank including Jackie O.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_0051-e1465381426681.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0051\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" data-id=\"8689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_0051-e1465381426681.jpg 800w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_0051-e1465381426681-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_0051-e1465381426681-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_0051-e1465381426681-585x389.jpg 585w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_0051-e1465381426681-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_0051-e1465381426681-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Becky: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/vietnam\/hotel\/aqua-mekong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aqua Mekong, Vietnam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Watching life wind down on the river banks as the sun sets and watching life go by on the Mekong Delta. It&#8217;s such a vibrant place teaming with life.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Aqua-Mekong-Exterior-View-High-Resolution-6-e1465381535652.jpg\" alt=\"Aqua-Mekong-Exterior-View-High-Resolution-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" data-id=\"8690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Aqua-Mekong-Exterior-View-High-Resolution-6-e1465381535652.jpg 800w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Aqua-Mekong-Exterior-View-High-Resolution-6-e1465381535652-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Aqua-Mekong-Exterior-View-High-Resolution-6-e1465381535652-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Aqua-Mekong-Exterior-View-High-Resolution-6-e1465381535652-585x385.jpg 585w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Aqua-Mekong-Exterior-View-High-Resolution-6-e1465381535652-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Cat: Vietnam Airlines<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On a plane flying with Vietnam airlines &#8211; if you want it bloody strong.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ChuyenBayMoUoc-e1465381800144.jpg\" alt=\"ChuyenBayMoUoc\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" data-id=\"8691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ChuyenBayMoUoc-e1465381800144.jpg 800w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ChuyenBayMoUoc-e1465381800144-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ChuyenBayMoUoc-e1465381800144-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ChuyenBayMoUoc-e1465381800144-585x368.jpg 585w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ChuyenBayMoUoc-e1465381800144-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Philly: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/sri_lanka\/hotel\/madulkelle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madulkelle Tea and Eco Lodge, Sri Lanka<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The views of the tea plantations and UNESCO heritage knuckles Mountain range are beautiful. The music here is also fantastic &#8211; remember sipping my drink to George Benson which was lovely.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/madulkelle_tea-e1465381860758.jpg\" alt=\"madulkelle_tea\" width=\"800\" height=\"389\" data-id=\"8692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/madulkelle_tea-e1465381860758.jpg 800w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/madulkelle_tea-e1465381860758-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/madulkelle_tea-e1465381860758-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/madulkelle_tea-e1465381860758-585x284.jpg 585w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/madulkelle_tea-e1465381860758-150x73.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>To include any of these GnT experiences into your holiday just ask us to tailor it into your itinerary. You can either call us on\u00a0<span class=\"InfinityNumber clickable\">020 3627 6908 \u00a0<\/span>or enter your details on our online form here:<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/make-enq?src=blog\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8370\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Request-a-quote.jpg\" alt=\"Request a quote\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"8370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Request-a-quote.jpg 800w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Request-a-quote-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Request-a-quote-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Request-a-quote-585x219.jpg 585w, https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Request-a-quote-150x56.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few days are more important in the Experience Travel Group office than World Gin and Tonic Day. When I asked travel experts for their nominations, a buzz of excitement like electricity burst through the room whilst murmured whispers to each other about not doubling up nominations ensued. Safe to say, we&#8217;re passionate about this drink and know a good GnT when we taste one. Here&#8217;s our guide to the best in Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":8684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1348],"tags":[88],"coauthors":[1316,1261],"class_list":["post-8683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-across-asia","tag-food-and-drink"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":3271,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8683"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=8683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}