Aaron Knoll 
Wegmans is a grocery store chain, popular in the American Northeast. Their store brands have a reputation for being of higher quality, rising above the stereotype of being “generic.” Wegmans Tonic Water is sweetened with sugar. There’s 60 calories per 200 mL serving. Additional ingredients include citric acid, natural flavors and quinine. Tasting notes Fizz … Read more
Mixwell Tonic Water draws inspiration for their dandelion flavored tonic water from a popular soda in the UK— the Dandelion and Burdock— and combines it with tonic water. Dandelion is not common in American soda culture; however, it shares cultural roots with other drinks like root beer. More than just a dandelion tonic water, Mixwell … Read more
Strongwater is a Denver, Colorado based producer of bitters and mixers. Inspired by equal parts folk medicine and chemistry, their mixers are botanically driven. Strongwater Orange Blossom is flavored with tangerine and orange blossom. It is sweetened with cane sugar and is moderately sweet by calories— 60 per 200mL serving, Tasting Notes Aroma: Sweet orange … Read more
Q Mixers emerged out of a darker time in the world of Gin and Tonic. Many of the tonic waters on the market were as sweet as sodas. In 2007, Jordan Silbert founded the company. Their flagship Q Tonic Water was among the first “less sweet” tonics with a more rounded, less metallic quinine note. … Read more
Sanpellegrino is perhaps best known for their mineral waters; however, in the last few years they’ve gotten into tonic water as well. Sanpellegrino Tonica Citrus is sweetened with sugar and has citrus natural flavors added. The tonic water is restrained with its sweetening— 50 calories for 200 mL of tonic. Tasting Notes Rather intense with … Read more
Diet tonic water is a funny thing to me. Firstly, considering how many good high quality tonics are out there which have calories under 50 per serving [Q Tonic, the two Indian Tonics]. The market position of a diet tonic is clear to me. It is for folks who want a sweet gin and tonic, … Read more
So we reviewed the French version of Schweppes’ European tonic waters not too long ago. The difference between the two is wide: night and day. The French version uses a glucose-fructose syrup.The British version uses sugar. The British version has 150mL with a scant 22 calories.The French version boasts 54 calories for the same amount. … Read more
In a rather nondescript, almost generic appearing bottle lies a tonic syrup crafted by one of the biggest names in the Virginia Cocktail scene: Todd Thrasher. On this blog, he’s probably best known for his partnership with Alexandria, Virginia’s PX. Todd Thrasher’s syrup is available at Society Fair,a boutique food shop in Old Town Alexandria … Read more
As if the Tonic Water party hasn’t gone on long enough, I have yet another plastic bottle tonic to review. Polar is a sweeter, high fructose corn syrup tonic that occupies that middle ground as a safe tonic water stocked in most supermarkets. It’s not as low as you can go, and it’s not the … Read more
In 2010 I raved about 365 Tonic Water. “Less sweet,” and “less cloying” than other supermarket brands, I was enamored by 365’s use of real sugar. So much so that I’ve included it in several top lists over the years. It has been a long time since I’ve tried it, so in 2017 I’ve decided … Read more