There is that sound when a cold cap comes off and the guests are all standing in the kitchen. A case of 24 is not really a purchase, it is a decision that nobody is driving to the shop halfway through the party.
The expert's description
Fever-Tree Premium Indian Tonic Water x 24 pcs - Perfect for Gin and Tonic 20 cl is a Tonic Water made from carbonated spring water, cane sugar and natural quinine from cinchona bark, supplied as a case of 24 bottles of 20 cl.
The liquid is identical to the single bottle, but the format changes what you do with it. Twenty-four bottles equal twenty-four drinks built by the book, and that number is what matters behind a bar, at a bigger gathering, or when several gins are lined up against each other in one evening.
The quinine comes from the bark of cinchona trees on the border between the Congo and Rwanda. Eight botanical oils sit on top of it, including oil from hand-pressed bitter oranges grown in Tanzania. Cane sugar supplies the sweetness, citric acid the tartness, and the list ends there. No sweeteners, no preservatives.
The small bottle holds one practical advantage a large one cannot: every drink gets its carbonation from a bottle opened moments earlier. A half-empty litre bottle in the fridge loses its fizz over an evening, and you taste that in the last glass. At 20 cl a time, the final Gin and Tonic is poured as crisp as the first.
Tasting notes
Nose
Clean citrus, sharp and brief, with a light floral tone behind it. The carbonation gives an almost prickling sensation before the glass reaches your lips.
Palate
Measured sweetness at the start, then a clear, dry bitterness from the quinine. The bitter oranges draw a tart stripe across the middle, and the whole picture is held tight by hard carbonation.
Finish
Short, dry and clean, with nothing sticky left behind. The bitterness lingers for a moment and then goes entirely, which is the whole point when more than one glass is on the cards.
Specifications
Name: Fever-Tree Premium Indian Tonic Water x 24 pcs - Perfect for Gin and Tonic 20 cl
Producer: Fever-Tree
Region/Country: United Kingdom
Type: Tonic Water
Size: 20 CL
Bottles per case: 24 bottles
Ingredients: Carbonated spring water, cane sugar, acid: citric acid, natural flavourings, natural quinine
Serving suggestion: A cold bottle per glass, plenty of ice and a citrus slice chosen to match the gin
Flavour profile
Bitter · Citrus · Dry · Crisp carbonation
Did you know?
Fever-Tree was founded by Charles Rolls and Tim Warrillow, who spent eighteen months travelling in search of quinine sources before the first bottle reached the market in 2005. Their starting point was simple arithmetic: if three-quarters of your Gin and Tonic is the mixer, the mixer should be every bit as good as the gin.
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