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
Best consumed: With an unaged juniper forward gin Incredibly well balanced, with plenty of citrus, spice, and bitterness to make the perfect gin and tonic. One of our favorites, and an excellent pairing for nearly all gins, but especially classic styles with a heavy juniper head. We’ve reviewed Bradley’s Kina Tonic ([icon name=”star” class=””][icon name=”star” class=””][icon … Read more
Premier Tonic Water is an inexpensive store brand tonic water found in Scandinavia. It’s sweetened with sugar and comes in fairly large sizes. Ideal for parties or people who drink a lot of tonic. Tonic indeed! Tasting Notes Hint of lemon and citric acid on the nose. There’s some very fat bubbles evident in the … Read more
Kicktail straddles that dangerous space between caffeine and alcohol. So much so that it even has to have a warning on the back of the bottle, “caffeine may mask the effect of alcohol*.” Kicktail Tonic Water seems aimed squarely at the Vodka and Red Bull crowd. It’s ostensibly a tonic water, with quinine, sweetened with cane … Read more
We covered a bit about Mike, Mo and the Jeffrey’s Tonic Syrup line in our review of Jeffrey’s Not so Plain Tonic Syrup. Jeffrey’s Yarrow, Rosehip and Elderflower Tonic Syrup is one of their flavored tonic syrup line extensions. While Elderflower— also known pejoratively as the “bartender’s Ketchup”— is a common gin botanical, the others are … Read more
East Imperial Grapefruit Tonic is the more common of the citrus ingredients they’ve added to their line of tonics. Whereas their Yuzu Tonic pays homage to an important citrus of Asian origin; East Imperial Grapefruit Tonic pays homage to the “Forbidden Fruit” of the Caribbean. It is sweetened cane sugar and uses extracts from two … Read more
Indian Tonic Water made in India? It’s rarer than you think. Bengal Bay Indian Tonic Water is made by New Delhi based Bengal Bay Drinks. They source their quinine from Peru (it doesn’t grow easily in India); however many other flavoring ingredients from the cane sugar to the citrus are sourced locally. Bengal Bay Indian … Read more
Have you ever done a review in the dark before? I’ve been hunting the internet high and low, and I’m not 100% what the brand name of this tonic water is. I’m only vaguely certain of two things. One, there’s a picture of Italy on the side of the bottle with the Italian flag colored … Read more
Fever Tree Light Tonic Water— or more completely, Fever Tree Refreshingly Light Indian Tonic Water is a low-calorie tonic water, but not a zero calorie tonic water. If you’re avoiding sugar or sweeteners for dietary reasons, please be aware. At the time of its launch, Fever Tree Light Tonic Water was significantly lower in calorie … Read more
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Sicilian Lemons are the best in the world. Amalfi coast lemons are also the best in the world. Lemons are serious business. I don’t want to get caught up in this sour rivalry*— Franklin and Sons Ltd. Sicilian Lemon Tonic as you might expect based on the … Read more