You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din. Quinine is bitter! And, the few times I've had to take it, I've lost all sense of proportion in my vision and I've heard orchestras playing. Which is odd, because I live right next to the jungle.
Yes Yankee fan, Quinine is indeed bitter. But it was in the form of pills if I remember right. And mother bribed us kids with a spoon of honey as a reward haha.
There are also some vegetables we ate which were quite bitter and as a kid I hated them. I am thinking they contained natural form of quinine.
I think Tonic water contains some quinine, does it not?
Gin & tonic is the only drink I order now a days. My martini days are long over.