Tonic Water Reviews

Britvic Bitter Lemon is sweetened with sugar and saccharin. It is 53 calories per 150 mL can and includes lemon from concentrate for flavoring. Tasting notes Color: light banana Aroma: tart, acidic lemon. Very one note, intense, and as expected Flavor: moderately sweet, the lemon comes on mid-palate. Slightly tart, notes of Country Time Lemonade. … Read more

Fever Tree’s latest limited edition tonic water features an array of natural flavorings including apple, lemon, cucumber and mint. It is sweetened with fructose and is 17 calories per 100 mL. Tasting notes Aroma: Initially, lots of apple. But beyond that initial burst, there’s still apple, with delicate hints of citrus and cucumber discs in … Read more

A sugar free alternative, Schweppes Indian Tonic Zero has a mere 2 calories per 100 mL serving. This bottle was bought in the European market in Norway. Tasting notes Aroma: Gentle, slightly floral orange and lemon, almost as if a citrus soda. Very pleasant and quite inviting. Flavor: Pleasant fat sized bubbles, largely concentrated on … Read more

Fever Tree Raspberry and Rhubarb is sweetened with sugar and includes natural raspberry and rhubarb flavorings to achieve its signature flavor. The color is from a combination of natural ingredients including sweet potato, carrot, safflower and lemon. This tonic water is available in European markets, such as Norway where I found this bottle. Tasting notes … Read more

16 calories per 100 mL serving and sweetened with real sugar. Tasting notes Aroma: subtle citrus effervescence on the nose Flavor: tight bubbles, lasting from entry through mid-palate with a tickle down back of throat. Gentle citric tang. Clean and very muted bitterness. The sweetness is somewhat similar, it’s only mild. It’s by far one … Read more

Color: Pale banana Aroma: Tart, bottled lemon juice. One note but clearly lemon. Flavor: Medium sized bubbles. Concentrated through the early to mid-palate in good number. Lots of lemon early, becoming more clearly lemon curd mid-palate with a hint of custard. Very mild quinine late. It’s more of a counterpoint than it is the focal … Read more

Brothers-in-law Josh and Tyler founded Owen’s Brand Mixers are named for their great-great grandfather and aim to compete in the natural (sugar, not corn syrup) space in the tonic water category. A single can of Owen’s American Tonic is 70 calories per 8 oz. serving (the can itself is 8.2 oz. by the by). It … Read more

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

Betty Buzz is a brand of mixers launched by Blake Lively. Fans will know her best for her work in films such as Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants or Gossip Girl. Gin fans might know her best as Ryan Reynolds’ wife. Yes, the same Ryan Reynolds of Aviation Gin (and Deadpool). In a way this … Read more