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
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
You might be forgiven for wondering what on earth a bitters review is doing here on TheGinIsIn. Those of you who don’t know me in the real world, will be forgiven for not knowing that I have a big soft spot for bitters. Over 20 varietals fill the gaps on my bar shelf between every … Read more
Price: £3.00 / 4 bottlesBest consumed: With a good classic style gin.Sweetener: Cane SugarAvailability: As Lemon Tonic in Europe, as Bitter Lemon statesideRating: For a bitter lemon, it accomplishes the goals set out. Heavy with the citrus, with plenty of tart, literal lemon juice notes, it feels less balanced than other bitter lemons, partially because of … Read more
When the fine folks at Liber and Company asked if I wanted to test out their tonic syrup, I was enthusiastic. I am a big fan of the effort to bring tonic back to its roots, to step back from the High Fructose Corn Syrup edge and to offer something that is much more complex … Read more
Citrus + Quinine drinks were much far more common than they are today. Even Bitter Lemons, that we review, are quickly becoming a bit of an endangered species. But there are other combinations of Citrus + Quinine that are far more endangered. The Bitter Orange, a canned tonic water with orange as well were once … Read more