Iceland may be a small nation, but it punches well above it’s weight in terms of gin. In others words, there’s a lot of good gin being distilled in Iceland. Glacierfire is the first craft Icelandic tonic maker, and Glacierfire Botanic Tonic Water is one of six(!) in their lineup. Firstly, all of Glacierfire’s tonic … Read more
With a bold vision: “We made this Tonic to be the ‘all-around’ Tonic to go with any type of spirit or cocktail recipe that calls for simple syrup and citrus.” Boise, Idaho’s East End Tonic’s Citrom Tonic (the ‘m’ is not a typo) is the more citrus-forward among their line of tonic syrups. Similar to … Read more
The Boise, Idaho based East End Tonic are no strangers to unusual ingredients in their tonic water. For example, their flagship tonic syrup is sweetened with Monk Fruit and features the bark of the Pau D’arco tree. Their Maqui Berry Tonic is no different. Maqui Berry is a strong antioxidant and is one of many … Read more
Boise, Idaho’s East End Tonic company uses organic and sustainably grown herbs and ingredients. What really sets them apart are two novel additions that aren’t seen in other tonic syrups. The Pau d’arco tree is native to the South American rainforest. A tea made from the tree’s inner bark known as Lapacho has been used in … 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
East Imperial’s line of tonic waters hail from New Zealand. Their products though on the international market for some time, have just started popping up stateside with regularity. With a wide range of flavored tonic waters including their Yuzu Tonic featuring high quality ingredients, East Imperial is the latest to take aim at Fever Tree‘s … Read more
Well Pink Gin isn’t Pink Gin anymore— so I guess the Pink G&T (a.k.a. a gin and tonic with Angostura Bitters) may also be on borrowed time at least in terms of nomenclature. But that’s exactly what Fever Tree Aromatic Tonic Water is designed to do. To make a great pink gin and tonic. Though … Read more
Mary Pellettieri— co-founder of La Pa Pavia beverages, creators of the Top Note line— began her career at Goose Island Brewery and Coors before creating the line. Top Note Bitter Lemon has much in common with Top Note Tonic Water. Conceptually Top Note Indian Tonic Water is unusual. It sets out to complicate the bitter element … Read more
Sprouts Diet Tonic Water is the store brand tonic from Phoenix, Arizona based Sprouts Farmer’s Markets. It’s uses Stevia Leaf Extract as its primary source of sweetener. But although this is low calorie tonic water— it’s not zero. Take note. While each 12 oz. pour (12!) of Sprouts Diet Tonic Water contains 10 calories. This … Read more
Mary Pellettieri— co-founder of La Pa Pavia beverages, creators of the Top Note line— began her career at Goose Island Brewery. She then worked at Coors. So perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that on the label for Top Note Indian Tonic Water she borrows from the world of beer to describe it: “The IPA … Read more