Schweppes Slimline Tonic Water with Lemon Zest is a UK specific low calorie tonic version of Schweppes full calorie Tonic Water. However, that addition of lemon juice makes this perhaps a hybrid, slightly bitter lemon in spirit. This is a particularly low— but not zero calorie tonic water. For 250 mL Schweppes Slimline Tonic Water with Lemon … Read more
Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Alley Twenty Six is a well recognized cocktail bar and restaurant— where Alley Twenty Six Tonic Syrup has appeared on their cocktail menu. Created by Behind the Stick Provisions out of Durham, Alley Twenty Six Tonic Syrup features lemongrass and lime juice. It is also sweetened with regular old sugar. Tasting Notes … Read more
Personally, I prefer my tequila neat or with a little bit of club soda. Tequila and tonic water may not be my jam— but is is the inspiration for Fever Tree’s first tonic water designed specifically around a single brand and spirit. Fever Tree Citrus Tonic Water was designed in collaboration with Patrón and intended … Read more
Launched in 2007, Fentimans Tonic Water is a stalwart on the botanically flavored tonic water scene. It has an organic grain base, which is then flavored with lemongrass and quinine bark. It was known for the fact that it included its own botanicals. Fentimans Tonic Water rightly could be described as a tonic water you … Read more
Well folks it’s about time. What you say? You’ve heard of this one before? Unless you’ve been living under a gin and tonic rock, you know about Fever Tree’s quite excellent line of tonic waters, in particular their Mediterranean. Supposedly, it’s designed to be the cleaner and more refreshing alternative, one that is design for … Read more
Price: $1/ LBest consumed: With any gin that you enjoy with tonic.Sweetener: High Fructose Corn SyrupAvailability: Amazon.comRating: 3/5 Polar is a brand widely available in New England and the Northeastern United States that has a widely devoted following, in particular for their seltzers. Polar has been making seltzer since 1882. Like many soda brands, they … Read more
Tassoni is an Italian tonic water that has two unusual botanical takes— first for its citrus flavor— then again for its bitterness. Tassoni uses natural citron in addition to citric acid. Citrons have an incredibly thick rind, which is primarily the part that’s eaten (the minute quantity of pulp is dry rather than juicy). The … Read more
Double Dutch was founded by Dutch twins Raissa and Joyce de Haas. Disappointed at the pace at which mixers have kept up with the increasingly open-to-experimentation spirits industry, they worked with bartenders, experimented with flavor pairing and tested on family to come up with a line of mixers of which Double Dutch Cranberry and Ginger Tonic … Read more
Timberline Tonic Syrup opts for a fairly straightforward approach. In essence they take a historical approach. Before tonic water, the tonic in a gin and tonic was quinine powder. Thus the rather simple ingredient bill of Timberline Tonic Syrup. Eschewing much of the citrus and spice elements others add to create a unique flavor, Timberline is … Read more
Iceland may be a small nation, but it punches well above it’s weight in terms of gin. In others words, there’s a lot of good gin being distilled in Iceland. Glacierfire is the first craft Icelandic tonic maker, and Glacierfire Botanic Tonic Water is one of six(!) in their lineup. Firstly, all of Glacierfire’s tonic … Read more