{"id":9067,"date":"2020-10-27T17:24:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T23:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theginisin.com\/?post_type=tonicwater&p=9067"},"modified":"2020-10-27T17:24:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T23:24:05","slug":"powell-and-mahoney-original-sparkling-tonic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tonicreviews.com\/?p=9067","title":{"rendered":"Powell and Mahoney Original Sparkling Tonic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Powell and Mahoney are a Salem, Massachusetts based cocktail mixer company who makes all of their products in Vermont. They are “handcrafted out of small steam kettles.” [source<\/a>] This description invokes a quaint comparison to the lurid still descriptions that are often on distillers’ websites.<\/p>\n

I found\u00a0Powell and Mahoney Original Sparkling Tonic while in a Connecticut liquor store\u2014 sweetened with cane sugar, it also includes natural lemon and lemongrass flavor. It comes in at about 10 calories\/oz. (120 calories for an entire can). Though regionally available, they do ship nationwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tasting Notes<\/h2>\n

Poured, it makes a audible eruption of fizz. It creates an ebullient head before simmering\u2014\u00a0Powell and Mahoney Original Sparkling Tonic retains a small amount of bubbles, especially on the bottom. The bubbles gently rise with regularity.<\/p>\n

The nose is delightful and bright. Strongly lemongrass at first, it bares a striking olfactory similarity to Fentiman’s Tonic Water<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, in my glass the carbonation comes off almost too quickly! As I go back for another taste, it’s almost flat. But there’s still bubbles in the can, so I go back to tasting directly from there.<\/p>\n

Pleasant carbonation, Sparkling tonic puts most of its sparkle right up front. The flavor is quite nice. There’s a pleasant lemongrass note mid-palate and a note of lemon rind and pith late. The quinine is exceptionally sharp, but very pleasant. It’s round and robust without any metallic twang.<\/p>\n

I mixed Powell and Mahoney Original Sparkling Tonic\u00a0up with Fleischmann’s Gin<\/a> and I thought it worked quite well in a mixed drink. I added no lime. The gin flavor came on mid-palate, brightened with only a smidgen of lemongrass and citrus from the tonic.<\/p>\n

Overall<\/h2>\n

Powell and Mahoney Original Sparkling Tonic is a pleasant tonic water with a nice flavor that will not overpower your gin. The bitterness and citrus notes are deftly employed to provide a distinctive lift\u2014 but not to take over. I find that sets this tonic water apart from others in the aromatic category.<\/p>\n

I wish it retained its fizz. With a bit more carbonation and a bit more stickiness, Powell and Mahoney could have a real winning tonic. Overall, it’s still a good priced alternative to common supermarket brands that I would recommend at its price point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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