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
I loved Tonic Water. Almost as much as I love gin. Only almost. And for a man who loves tonic water, one of the saddest parties that I feel like I’m missing out on is the Tonic explosion of Europe, Spain in particular. A beverage which here in the states most are willing to accept … Read more
Price: $8/ case of 4, 200mL bottlesBest consumed: With a juniper/floral forward gin.Sweetener: White and Cane SugarAvailability: Internationally and in some US States.Rating: 3/5 Indi & Co. Botanical Tonic Water may look like your standard bottled tonic water. But there’s some interesting process going on in the bottle. The Spanish brand actually distills the ingredients … Read more
San Pellegrino Old Tonic comes from a brand perhaps best known for their combinations of juice + seltzer. Their Old Tonic is sweetened with glucose–fructose syrup and boasts about 74 calories per 200 mL bottle. Upon pouring, there’s a moderate eruption of bubbles. Medium sized bubbles adhere to the bottom of the glass. Tasting Notes It … Read more
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