I have never tried Gin Tonic with candy but hope your bartender would have given you little surprise look 😀. i love monkey 47 drinking with fever tree tonic . i added in it little fresh smashed rosemary and squeezed lime. sweeter version of gin called Sloe Gin i think could make your experience more fantastic.
fever tree tonic is pretty good! I have been liking a local Finnish one a lot lately :)
@meesterboom was talking about making his own - I have never tried it before though.