{"id":32289,"date":"2022-10-28T17:35:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T23:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theginisin.com\/?post_type=tonicwater&p=32289"},"modified":"2022-10-28T17:35:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T23:35:13","slug":"strongwater-tonic-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/?p=32289","title":{"rendered":"Strongwater Tonic Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Denver based mixers brand Strongwater doesn’t simply make ordinary tonic waters. While their orange blossom version<\/a> is more obviously “less traditional,” even their Strongwater Signature Sparkling Tonic Water innovates a bit on the theme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They add five botanical essences to their tonic water: sage, dill, makrut lime<\/a>, lemongrass and other citrus. It is sweetened with cane sugar and includes both citric acid and quinine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One can of 200 mL is 60 calories; the 15g of added sugars suggest a sweeter craft tonic water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tasting notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aroma: <\/strong>Fresh green dill leaps from the can when opened. Lemon, lime and a more general citrus takes over as the dominant aroma after a few seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fizz quality: <\/strong>Poured, the bubbles are tight and quickly explode. Only a few bubbles hang at the side of the glass. However, they are plentiful on the palate, though tightly and highly concentrated on the entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flavor: <\/strong>Surprisingly herbal with some aquavit notes that call to mind some American brands<\/a>. I get some citric acid tartness early. Mid-palate a very dominant herbal character comes through with slight hints of camphor, dill weed and even oregano. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finish: <\/strong>A bit less sweet than expected, though a moderately assertive bitterness occupies the finish. Camphor and quinine combine to give Strongwater Tonic a somewhat herbal soda note. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strongwater Tonic and Tenjaku Gin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The sage and dill notes from the tonic water are powerful and definitely will hit your palate as somewhat dominant flavors. However, because I chose a gin that was light in its herbal profile<\/a>, these notes round out the gin and lend it complexity, rather than overpowering it. The juniper and yuzu notes come through, but they feel somewhat secondary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, Strongwater Tonic Water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While I love the flavor, the complex and strong flavor profile can come to dominate a shyer gin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in the case of gins that don’t feature strong herbal notes, it can become an asset and add life to an otherwise banal or light flavored gin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, Strongwater Tonic Water is a good product; however despite it’s more typical (gold\/yellow) coloring, it should be treated more as you would a flavored tonic water. Choose it for signature pours where an herbal note might elevate the drink. Take for example a gin like Gordon’s<\/a>. This tonic water is ideal for elevating it and adding notes that are not there. But take heed not to pair it with other herbal gins like Wheeler’s<\/a>\u2014 the sage\/camphor can overwhelm and be almost too much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, Strongwater Tonic Water might be more successful if marketed as Strongwater Herbal Tonic Water<\/em>. It’s good, but it’s more a flavored tonic water than a plain old tonic water. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Denver based mixers brand Strongwater doesn’t simply make ordinary tonic waters. While their orange blossom version is more obviously “less traditional,” even their Strongwater Signature Sparkling Tonic Water innovates a bit on the theme. They add five botanical essences to their tonic water: sage, dill, makrut lime, lemongrass and other citrus. It is sweetened with … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}