Normally when you're sick, you might double up on your vitamin C intake, maybe drink a couple more glasses of water, drink tea with lemon and honey, try and sleep, and re-binge watch Friends.
Others turn to spiked drinks in the hopes that the alcohol might kill off the virus or bad bacteria. While this really seems counter-intuitive, as alcohol actually isn't good for your immune system at all, it certainly doesn't stop people from believing in a Hot Toddy's healing properties.
The folks over at The Old Curiosity Distillery in Scotland created the lovely herb-infused spirit.
Many of us would rather sip on a G+T than some echinacea tea, anyways.
It changes from a deeper purple hue to a lighter pastel lavender. I mean, we could say that the tonic is just diluting the color, but it's more exciting to believe that the gin is really pure magic.
Unfortunately, this gin doesn't ship to the states, but maybe with enough interest it will make its way here one day!
