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Tonic water has become synonymous with "the thing you mix with gin." It's a bitter, carbonated beverage that a lot of people find off-putting when drunk solo. Its bitterness comes from a compound ...

Q: I buy expensive gin but cheap commercial tonic water. What are the other choices? I’ve seen some high-end bottled quinine waters but have not tried them. Are they any good? Can I make my own? A: ...

From medicinal to mixer, tonic water has come a long way. Originally discovered in the 17th century as a treatment for malaria, quinine (at a reduced level) now comes in trendy bottles at your nearby ...

In college, I loved gin and tonics. It was the 1990s. I had discovered Bombay Sapphire. I felt cool ordering a Sapphire and tonic from the bar. Over the past 20 years, something changed for me. My ...

Ah, who doesn’t love tonic with gin? The biting dryness of its key ingredient, quinine bark, goes so well with the piney juniper of a slug of Beefeater You can save this article by registering for ...

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Posts touting the curative effects of cinchona, or fever tree, bark have recently been circulating on social networks such as Instagram and Facebook. These posts promise a “natural” source of the ...