Tonic water was originally fashioned in the early 1800s by adding soda water and sugar to mellow the ultra bitter quinine powder that was taken to ward off malaria. The British who were colonizing ...

Gin, tonic, ice, and a lime wedge—the ultimate summer concoction. The “tonic” part of the equation, however, often holds this crisp cocktail back. “Most tonic is terrible,” says Felisha Foster, of ...

Sometimes the simplest things are the very best things. A perfectly made gin and tonic, for example. The right mix and you’ve got a little sip of heaven. But why stop there? Pablo Kovacs, the beverage ...

Every Saturday, Mike Augustyniak picks up a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week, he visits Blue Henn and revises his opinion on the "love it or hate it" tonic with these two ...

In addition to making the most refreshing gin and tonic, the syrup stands in for vermouth in a brisk martini, helps transform whiskey into the most summery old-fashioned when used in place of bitters, ...

If you’re looking to up your cocktail game, this tonic syrup is easy to make, and can be customized by adding your own special ingredients. Tonic goes great with gin and vodka, and Chad Eschman at ...

There’s a fun new way to shake up your cocktail routine, and it’s made right here in San Antonio. Bexar Tonics bottles a variety of tonic syrups flavored with quinine — the ingredient that gives tonic ...

The more basic the recipe, the more imperative the ingredients. It was this mindset that led the team at Beefeater to partner with Oakland-based beverage ingredient producers Small Hand Foods to ...

It is not terribly difficult these days to find bartenders who are making their own tonic water and using it in exciting riffs on the classic gin and tonic. Mixologists at bars like Chicago’s Billy ...

Nationally recognized Alley Twenty Six is expanding its reach. Bar owner Shannon Healy has launched an online store to sell his award-winning line of Alley Twenty Six cocktail and tonic syrups ...