St. Charles

i've made a pot of jabalaya and dv is getting the gin for this:

This is a more elegant gin and tonic, so I named it after one of the most elegant avenues in the city of New Orleans. Remember, though -- you can make this with cheap gin, and you can substitute Angostura bitters for the Peychaud's ... but what would be the point? That would be just another common gin and tonic.

* The juice of one lime, freshly squeezed (if you use some bottled swill like RealLime, I'll come into your dreams at night and taunt you mercilessly)
* The peel from the above lime, removed with a vegetable peeler.
* 2 ounces gin (don't use cheap gin)
* 5 ounces Fever Tree tonic water (my preferred brand)
* 4 healthy dashes Peychaud's bitters
* Lime wedge

Place the lime peel in a highball glass and add the gin. Muddle the lime peel gently, to help press out some of the lime oil. If you're patient, let it sit in there for a few minutes. Then fill the glass almost to the top with cracked ice cubes. Add the lime juice. Fill with the tonic water, then add the bitters (don't be shy). Rub the lime wedge around the rim of the glass, then add it as a garnish. Swizzle, then serve the drink with the swizzle stick. Accept the compliments graciously.