Great info, thanks, I may go and pick some of this up.
One question - is there any reason why you specifically mentioned sparkling water? (And carbonating the water beforehand?) Or would mixing the tonic syrup into tap water / distilled water produce the same result?
My understanding is that carbonating water only changes acidity and taste, or does the CO2 have another impact?
No, you can mix it with plain water if you like, it won't make any difference. I like to buy the cheap soda water to mix it with because it's nicer. Lately I've been buying the Coles Sparkling Natural Mineral Water because I figure it won't have any fluoride added.
I tried the Coles Tonic Water but found it too sweet.
But I absolutely love this stuff. It tastes better than the Soda Press mixer, but it's a lot more expensive, however, I don't know how much quinine it contains (I contacted them but they wouldn't divulge it, as it's sort of a secret because it tastes so good):
Great info, thanks, I may go and pick some of this up. One question - is there any reason why you specifically mentioned sparkling water? (And carbonating the water beforehand?) Or would mixing the tonic syrup into tap water / distilled water produce the same result? My understanding is that carbonating water only changes acidity and taste, or does the CO2 have another impact?
No, you can mix it with plain water if you like, it won't make any difference. I like to buy the cheap soda water to mix it with because it's nicer. Lately I've been buying the Coles Sparkling Natural Mineral Water because I figure it won't have any fluoride added.
https://shop.coles.com.au/a/national/product/coles-mineral-water-natural-8836835p
These are the pre-mixed tonics I was referring to:
https://shop.coles.com.au/a/national/everything/search/tonic%20water?pageNumber=1
I tried the Coles Tonic Water but found it too sweet.
But I absolutely love this stuff. It tastes better than the Soda Press mixer, but it's a lot more expensive, however, I don't know how much quinine it contains (I contacted them but they wouldn't divulge it, as it's sort of a secret because it tastes so good):
https://shop.coles.com.au/a/national/product/fever-tree-mediterranean-tonic-water