Viral Instagram reel explains why British empire was built on gin and tonic

A viral clip of Sir Percy de Courcy dramatizes a truth long forgotten: gin and tonic was once vital medicine. Quinine in tonic warded off malaria, citrus prevented scurvy, and gin made it drinkable. More than a cocktail, it was a daily imperial tool, helping Britain maintain its tropical posts and safeguard personnel where disease, more than war, threatened empire.

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