You are here: Home » Food & Drinks » Summer Cocktails: Going Beyond Gin and Tonic Summer Cocktails: Going Beyond Gin and Tonic Robert Simonson, The New York Times, Modified: May 20, 2015 18:03 IST Tweet For many of us, there is only one summer cocktail: the gin and tonic. She also likes mezcal and tonic, though she recommends a lighter-bodied product (such as Ilegal reposado mezcal) and less of it (1 1/2 ounces to 3 or 4 ounces of tonic).