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
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 Oakwood is sweetened with sugar and has oak wood extract added. The tonic water is restrained with its sweetening— 50 calories for 200 mL of tonic. Tasting Notes Delicate citric acid/neutral … Read more
Schweppes is perhaps best known for making widely available tonic waters in both Europe and the United States. Schweppes Bitter Lemon Tonic Water is their American “bitter lemon” and following others in the space like Fever Tree, rather than branding it as a “bitter lemon” they’ve chosen the more accessible “lemon tonic water.” Tasting Notes … Read more
& Tonic (And Tonic) is made in Seattle Washington and proudly declares itself as “quintessentially quinine.” Where it differentiates itself though is in the use of three different hand-peeled citrus: lemon, lime and orange. The Cinchona is Peruvian red and the syrup is further sweetened cane. Additional non-disclosed spices are added to round out the … 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
We’ve reviewed a few tonics from the Icelandic GlacierFire Tonic company before. GlacierFire Indian Tonic Water is their most classic and traditional offering. If you’re unfamiliar with GlacierFire, their concept is based around clean Icelandic water and very low calorie tonic waters. For example, GlacierFire Indian Tonic Water comes in at a scant 2 calories per … Read more