International Gin and Tonic Day

10 real #GinProblems pubs can help customers avoid

By Nicholas Robinson

19-Oct-2017 - Last updated on 19-Oct-2017 at 09:04 GMT

How to avoid #ginproblems

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Brits have taken to Twitter to vent their real-life and sometimes worrying gin problems, which range from no tonic to too much gin choice. Here are 10 #GinProblems pubs can help their customers avoid this International Gin and Tonic Day.

1. Flat tonic – keep it fresh and sparkling

Crap, the tonic has gone flat! Household emergency #GinProblems #mummywantswine #mummyneeds gin https://t.co/ut5b34I2Xx
— Mummy Wants Wine (@Lisamgordon1) April 15, 2016

2. Inappropriate glassware

Drinking wine because making G&T in anything other than my balloon glass-which broke *sob*-feels weird. #ginproblems pic.twitter.com/EZcGwD09pZ
— EmilyRoseC (@EmilyRoseTweets) April 15, 2016

3. Tonic drought – the world is dry

Things I have: gin.
Things I don't have: tonic.
Things that are not ok: all of the above. #ginproblems
— Josephine Wilkinson (@sephine) April 16, 2016

4. A broken bottle is like having a death in the family

Waiting for delivery from @GinFestival only to find out that the bottles broke during transit. Luckily sorted out but still #ginproblems
— Karen Wigg (@mrs_wigg) April 14, 2016

5. The garnish is just as important as the gin

@Morrisons I'm no cucumber expert, but is this normal? Only bought on Tuesday. #ginproblems pic.twitter.com/8IgmLlwxsN
— Dan Clarke (@dclarke802) April 14, 2016

6. Finding the right mixer shouldn't take time

Struggling to track down some @FentimansLtd Rose Lemonade in Edinburgh? Any suggestions? #ginproblems
— Laura Sandilands (@sturdygirl76) April 12, 2016

7. When one has too much gin and the other has none

@chippie77 @Wills_82 @Lagerpig #ginproblems the only gin problem is I haven't got any
— Gary Mason (@Garymason72) March 18, 2016

8. Sometimes there is such a thing as drinking too much gin

That sudden, drunken realistion that you're wearing a Burger King crown on a train... when you're on you own.. #gin #ginproblems
— Cara Pascal Gomez (@carapascal) October 23, 2015

9. FAIL: No ice, no garnish no straw

Just got served a g&t without ice, lemon slice OR a straw. #firstworldproblems #ginproblems
— Laura Dixon (@TheSilhouette89) August 27, 2015

10. When pubs can be the gin lover's hero

I need more gin. I have no more gin. I have drank too much gin already to drive to the gin shop #ginproblems
— Claire (@mj_film) July 30, 2015

10 real #GinProblems pubs can help customers avoid