We went to the Plymouth gin distillery a good few years ago and we asked what tonic they recommended. I don't think Fever Tree had been invented yet. They told us it should either be Schweppes or Waitrose's own brand, and DEFINITELY never anything slimline! I love Plymouth gin but I stopped buying it a few years ago when the price suddenly shot up by five or six quid. I'm not into this latest gin craze. I can't see me paying thirty quid for something I'm probably wanting to be sloshing tonic into. I have Gordon's on standby but I must admit that my favourite aperitif tipple is a glass of white wine. We do consume prosecco a fair bit on these summer nights. Our cheapie favourites are I Heart Prosecco and the Taste the Difference Sainsbury's one, though the Cantine Maschio one is also very nice. I won't ever pay the proper price, but watch me swoop when it's 25% off six. We've recently taken to Aperol Spritzes too. Prosecco-Aperol-soda, 3-2-1, with ice and a slice of orange. Once you've had one of those each, then polished off the rest of the prosecco, you're well mellowed!