We spend so much time talking about booze that sometimes we can neglect the other things in life. Like mixers. Like tonic water in particular. Tonic water is very important.
That’s because the Gin and Tonic is such a staple of Aussie summer drinking.
With that in mind, we’ve lined up seven tonic waters for our esteemed panel this month. Hosted by Sydney gin bar, The Barber Shop, we thought that if we’re tasting tonic water, then we ought to be throwing a little gin with it as well. So you’ll find the panel’s scores for the tonic water, blind tasted at room temperature with no ice. And you’ll also find an overall score for the Gin and Tonic. These were all made with the juniper-forward Plymouth Gin, all made the same way with the same amount of tonic, no garnish.
Of course you can drink tonic water on its own, as The Rook’s Cristiano Beretta does; you could also mix it with cognac: “Cognac and Tonic,” said Thor Berquist (ex-Bulletin Place). “Summer drink, man. Love it.” The Barber Shop’s Petr Dvoracek said that Becherovka and Tonic is a great drink, whilst The Cliff Dive’s Michael Chiem said that Mezcal and Tonic is a thing.
First up, the toni
Blindtestet HENDRICK’s är SKOTTLANDS mest kända gin. Gjord i Girvan Distillery söder om Glasgow där man till vardags kokar all grainwhisky som används i Grant’s blended Scotch. Receptet fokuserar på gurka, rosor och såklart enbär. Kryddväxterna läggs I en korg/kokboll inuti pannan. Alkoholångorna som passerar fylls av smaker. Övriga elva kryddor är koriander, apelsinskal, citronskal, angelikarot, irisrot, kubeberpeppar, kummin, kamomill, fläder, rölleka. Vi ville ta reda på vilket tonic-vatten som går bäst till Hendrick’s. Alla ingredienser kyldes ner – en Gin & Tonic måste vara kall – och så började vi testa. Blint såklart, inga förutfattade meningar ska styra. Inga tillbehör som citronzest eller framförallt tunt skurna gurkskivor släpptes ner i glasen. Bara själva drinken med grundsmakerna. Resultatet visar att Indian Tonic där kinin-beskan dominerar inte är en självklar matchning till Hendrick’s. Kinin-mättnaden ger rätt hårda drinkar. Det ska vara mjukare tonic-sorter med nedtonad beska och mer fruktighet. Nu hade vi på förhand sorterat bort särpräglade tonic-varianter som inte heller passar till skottens renodlade rättframma karaktär. Pallen är enast
Gin is the star of the show when it comes to the iconic G&T, no one will deny that, but with just two ingredients, it’s essential that you’ve got the right tonic too… after all, it will be making up most of the liquid in your glass! Gone are the days of one simple tonic on supermarket shelves, because these days there all kinds of wonderful botanical innovations to take your G&T in an endless number of directions, but today we’re focusing on classic Indian tonics to make a classic G&T. With such a subtle concoction, something as simple as the wrong tonic can ruin a G&T, so take a look at our go-to options below, sorted in price order, and see which suits your G&T serve best! And once you’re done, you of course need a showstopping gin to go with, which it just so happens we have recently been hard at work on with The Best Gins for a G&T. Morrisons Indian Tonic Water The Gin & Tonic is a global success story. Old-school but fashionable and infinitely customizable, the cocktail’s popularity continues to soar worldwide, aided by a growing number of artisanal gins and craft tonics. After compiling an extensive list of craft and mass-market tonic waters — seriously, if money can buy it, we tasted it — we set about fixing a fleet of cocktails using a classic two-to-one ratio. We used America’s most popular gin brand, Tanqueray, in every drink. The results shocked our panelists, all of whom work in the beverage industry and tasted blind. Ready for the big reveal? Here are the five best tonic waters for your G&T, ranked. (Average prices via when available, or the brands&#; proprietary sites.) Using fruit sugars for sweetness, Fever-Tree crafted a refreshing, crisp tonic with 46 percent fewer calories than the brand’s standard Indian Tonic Water. This was our favorite of the Fever-Tree range. Tasters enjoyed the “wet stone” aromas and fresh, fruity flavor, which complemented the spirit without overpowering it. Average price: $ for a oz. bottle The collaboration between Boylan
.5. Fever-Tree Naturally Light
4. Boylan Heritage Tonic