I enjoy a gin & tonic on occasion. Bombay Sapphire and Hendricks are my
favorite, but I try others once in a while. Schweppes and Canada Dry tonic
water is the mixer. Both are decent.

A while back though, I saw an article about a couple of new tonic waters
coming to market. I've not seen them locally but now Stop & Shop carries
it. At $7.99 for four 8 ounce bottles, it is a bit pricey, but I just had
to try it. They use agave as the sweetener, the quinine is hand picked in
Peru.

At first sip, it was different. Not bad, but not like my regular G&T. My
initial reaction was that I wasted my money and got something I would not
like. Then I took a couple of more sips and thought about what I was
drinking. I had to sort of re-set my taste buds reaction and realized, it
was good. Not as sweet, more subtle. It was designed to compliment the gin
and it did it well.

Tonight I reinforced my thoughts by having another G&T and found it quite
nice. As did a friend that was here for dinner and my wife who had it with
vodka. Givent he price, I may not buy it all the time, but it is certainly
a nice treat once is a while. Just over a buck a drink, plus the gin.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
>I enjoy a gin & tonic on occasion. Bombay Sapphire and Hendricks are my
>favorite, but I try others once in a while. Schweppes and Canada Dry
>tonic water is the mixer. Both are decent.
>
> A while back though, I saw an article about a couple of new tonic waters
> coming to market. I've not seen them locally but now Stop & Shop carries
> it. At $7.99 for four 8 ounce bottles, it is a bit pricey, but I just had
> to try it. They use agave as the sweetener, the quinine is hand picked in
> Peru.
>
> At first sip, it was different. Not bad, but not like my regular G&T. My
> initial reaction was that I wasted my money and got something I would not
> like. Then I took a couple of more sips and thought about what I was
> drinking. I had to sort of re-set my taste buds reaction and realized, it
> was good. Not as sweet, more subtle. It was designed to compliment the
> gin and it did it well.
>
> Tonight I reinforced my thoughts by having another G&T and found it quite
> nice. As did a friend that was here for dinner and my wife who had it
> with vodka. Givent he price, I may not buy it all the time, but it is
> certainly a nice treat once is a while. Just over a buck a drink, plus the
> gin.

I had malaria. Never ever will be able to consider quinine as something I'd
drink on purpose. That was 70 years ago. Can you believe they are Still
looking for a cure or vaccine? I remember being quarantined like I was apt
to go rabid and bite somebody, and kept in bed for months. Polly
>

"Polly Esther" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I enjoy a gin & tonic on occasion. Bombay Sapphire and Hendricks are my
>>favorite, but I try others once in a while. Schweppes and Canada Dry
>>tonic water is the mixer. Both are decent.
>>
>> A while back though, I saw an article about a couple of new tonic waters
>> coming to market. I've not seen them locally but now Stop & Shop carries
>> it. At $7.99 for four 8 ounce bottles, it is a bit pricey, but I just
>> had to try it. They use agave as the sweetener, the quinine is hand
>> picked in Peru.

>
> I had malaria. Never ever will be able to consider quinine as something
> I'd drink on purpose. That was 70 years ago. Can you believe they are
> Still looking for a cure or vaccine? I remember being quarantined like I
> was apt to go rabid and bite somebody, and kept in bed for months. Polly
>>
>

Under your circumstances, I can understand. I imagine in strong mixes it
could be difficult to take.

http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/mai...onic-water.asp
Even as a cocktail mixer, tonic water, or quinine water as it was first
known, was created not for better mixology, but to save lives. In 1825,
British officers of the Indian Army mixed quinine with sugar and water as a
prophylactic to ward off malaria; to make the tonic more palatable, they
added gin to the mixture. Thus, the gin and tonic-the archetypical drink of
the British Empire-began as a medicinal drink. (The quinine levels in the
original quinine water were very high. Today, they are miniscule-the FDA
limits the quinine content in tonic water to 83 ppm.)

On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 08:08:17 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> "Polly Esther" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>I enjoy a gin & tonic on occasion. Bombay Sapphire and Hendricks are my
>>>favorite, but I try others once in a while. Schweppes and Canada Dry
>>>tonic water is the mixer. Both are decent.
>>>
>>> A while back though, I saw an article about a couple of new tonic waters
>>> coming to market. I've not seen them locally but now Stop & Shop carries
>>> it. At $7.99 for four 8 ounce bottles, it is a bit pricey, but I just
>>> had to try it. They use agave as the sweetener, the quinine is hand
>>> picked in Peru.
>
>>
>> I had malaria. Never ever will be able to consider quinine as something
>> I'd drink on purpose. That was 70 years ago. Can you believe they are
>> Still looking for a cure or vaccine? I remember being quarantined like I
>> was apt to go rabid and bite somebody, and kept in bed for months. Polly
>>>
>>
>
> Under your circumstances, I can understand. I imagine in strong mixes it
> could be difficult to take.
>
> http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/mai...onic-water.asp
> Even as a cocktail mixer, tonic water, or quinine water as it was first
> known, was created not for better mixology, but to save lives. In 1825,
> British officers of the Indian Army mixed quinine with sugar and water as a
> prophylactic to ward off malaria; to make the tonic more palatable, they
> added gin to the mixture. Thus, the gin and tonic-the archetypical drink of
> the British Empire-began as a medicinal drink. (The quinine levels in the
> original quinine water were very high. Today, they are miniscule-the FDA
> limits the quinine content in tonic water to 83 ppm.)
>

I was 14 years old when I had my first gin and quinine. It was at my
Uncle's wedding reception.
My other Uncle pronounced it "kwineen".
My second Cousin passed out in the restroom while using a urinal that
night.
Yep, dick in hand, fully ****ing and toppled over like a tree.

Ah, those were the days.

TFM®

On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 22:55:48 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" >
wrote:

>I enjoy a gin & tonic on occasion. Bombay Sapphire and Hendricks are my
>favorite, but I try others once in a while. Schweppes and Canada Dry tonic
>water is the mixer. Both are decent.
>
>A while back though, I saw an article about a couple of new tonic waters
>coming to market. I've not seen them locally but now Stop & Shop carries
>it. At $7.99 for four 8 ounce bottles, it is a bit pricey, but I just had
>to try it. They use agave as the sweetener, the quinine is hand picked in
>Peru.
>
>At first sip, it was different. Not bad, but not like my regular G&T. My
>initial reaction was that I wasted my money and got something I would not
>like. Then I took a couple of more sips and thought about what I was
>drinking. I had to sort of re-set my taste buds reaction and realized, it
>was good. Not as sweet, more subtle. It was designed to compliment the gin
>and it did it well.
>
>Tonight I reinforced my thoughts by having another G&T and found it quite
>nice. As did a friend that was here for dinner and my wife who had it with
>vodka. Givent he price, I may not buy it all the time, but it is certainly
>a nice treat once is a while. Just over a buck a drink, plus the gin.

I'm not impressed. Designer tonic water at $2/8 ounces is asinine
(sucker juice). I can buy 8 ounces of gin for $2. I buy Polar brand
tonic, diet, with lime, in 1 liter bottles, usually on sale at
4/$3.... the lime flavored diet is not at their web site but it's on
the shelf at my market: http://i53.tinypic.com/2yy4k8k.jpg

Btw, it's silly to use top shelf gin with a tonic mixer, or any mixer
(that's a total waste), save the good stuff for 2nis. Actually a G&T
is better with bottom shelf stronger flavered gin... the perfumey
nuances of top shelf gin are shrouded by tonic and then citrus... if
it's the quinine flavor you crave you'd be better off with a vodka
tonic, again, use the cheap stuff... anyone who boasts they use top
shelf booze with mixers is foolish. Polar brand should be available
in CT.
http://www.polarbev.com/POLARHOME/tabid/36/Default.aspx

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote
>
> I'm not impressed. Designer tonic water at $2/8 ounces is asinine
> (sucker juice). I can buy 8 ounces of gin for $2. I buy Polar brand
> tonic, diet, with lime, in 1 liter bottles, usually on sale at
> 4/$3.... the lime flavored diet is not at their web site but it's on
> the shelf at my market: http://i53.tinypic.com/2yy4k8k.jpg
>
> Btw, it's silly to use top shelf gin with a tonic mixer, or any mixer
> (that's a total waste), save the good stuff for 2nis. Actually a G&T
> is better with bottom shelf stronger flavered gin... the perfumey
> nuances of top shelf gin are shrouded by tonic and then citrus... if
> it's the quinine flavor you crave you'd be better off with a vodka
> tonic, again, use the cheap stuff... anyone who boasts they use top
> shelf booze with mixers is foolish. Polar brand should be available
> in CT.
> http://www.polarbev.com/POLARHOME/tabid/36/Default.aspx
>

Polar is up the road about 20 miles from me so most every store carries it
here. I tried the lime and did not care for it. I do have a six pack of
the regular stuff now though.

On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:00:52 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" >
wrote:

>
>"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote
>>
>> I'm not impressed. Designer tonic water at $2/8 ounces is asinine
>> (sucker juice). I can buy 8 ounces of gin for $2. I buy Polar brand
>> tonic, diet, with lime, in 1 liter bottles, usually on sale at
>> 4/$3.... the lime flavored diet is not at their web site but it's on
>> the shelf at my market: http://i53.tinypic.com/2yy4k8k.jpg
>>
>> Btw, it's silly to use top shelf gin with a tonic mixer, or any mixer
>> (that's a total waste), save the good stuff for 2nis. Actually a G&T
>> is better with bottom shelf stronger flavered gin... the perfumey
>> nuances of top shelf gin are shrouded by tonic and then citrus... if
>> it's the quinine flavor you crave you'd be better off with a vodka
>> tonic, again, use the cheap stuff... anyone who boasts they use top
>> shelf booze with mixers is foolish. Polar brand should be available
>> in CT.
>> http://www.polarbev.com/POLARHOME/tabid/36/Default.aspx
>>
>
>Polar is up the road about 20 miles from me so most every store carries it
>here. I tried the lime and did not care for it. I do have a six pack of
>the regular stuff now though.

I drink both, I like all the Polar flavors, I like their Half & Half
too. I like that they're in one liter bottles, I can finish one
before the fizz disapates. I mostly drink the mixers virgin, no
booze... I usually grab a bottle of tonic to drink while I mow, an
excellent thirst quencher. With all this rain I won't be mowing for a
while.

On 9/5/2011 10:19 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

>
> Btw, it's silly to use top shelf gin with a tonic mixer, or any mixer
> (that's a total waste), save the good stuff for 2nis. Actually a G&T
> is better with bottom shelf stronger flavered gin... the perfumey
> nuances of top shelf gin are shrouded by tonic and then citrus... if
> it's the quinine flavor you crave you'd be better off with a vodka
> tonic, again, use the cheap stuff... anyone who boasts they use top
> shelf booze with mixers is foolish. Polar brand should be available
> in CT.
> http://www.polarbev.com/POLARHOME/tabid/36/Default.aspx
>

I like Polar brands as well. I can get the diet tonic water in a six
pack of 10 ounce bottles. The stuff goes flat fast in the bigger
bottles. I pay more but at least I know I will have fizz and there
is no waste since I am not tossing half a bottle of flat tonic water.

Tracy

On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:59:27 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>
>
>On 9/5/2011 10:19 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>>
>> Btw, it's silly to use top shelf gin with a tonic mixer, or any mixer
>> (that's a total waste), save the good stuff for 2nis. Actually a G&T
>> is better with bottom shelf stronger flavered gin... the perfumey
>> nuances of top shelf gin are shrouded by tonic and then citrus... if
>> it's the quinine flavor you crave you'd be better off with a vodka
>> tonic, again, use the cheap stuff... anyone who boasts they use top
>> shelf booze with mixers is foolish. Polar brand should be available
>> in CT.
>> http://www.polarbev.com/POLARHOME/tabid/36/Default.aspx
>>
>
>I like Polar brands as well. I can get the diet tonic water in a six
>pack of 10 ounce bottles. The stuff goes flat fast in the bigger
>bottles. I pay more but at least I know I will have fizz and there
>is no waste since I am not tossing half a bottle of flat tonic water.
>
>Tracy

Hmm, I've not seen it in 10 oz bottles, and it's not at their web
site... must be a special for certain areas... where are you?

On 9/6/2011 6:14 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:59:27 -0400, > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 9/5/2011 10:19 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Btw, it's silly to use top shelf gin with a tonic mixer, or any mixer
>>> (that's a total waste), save the good stuff for 2nis. Actually a G&T
>>> is better with bottom shelf stronger flavered gin... the perfumey
>>> nuances of top shelf gin are shrouded by tonic and then citrus... if
>>> it's the quinine flavor you crave you'd be better off with a vodka
>>> tonic, again, use the cheap stuff... anyone who boasts they use top
>>> shelf booze with mixers is foolish. Polar brand should be available
>>> in CT.
>>> http://www.polarbev.com/POLARHOME/tabid/36/Default.aspx
>>>
>>
>> I like Polar brands as well. I can get the diet tonic water in a six
>> pack of 10 ounce bottles. The stuff goes flat fast in the bigger
>> bottles. I pay more but at least I know I will have fizz and there
>> is no waste since I am not tossing half a bottle of flat tonic water.
>>
>> Tracy
>
> Hmm, I've not seen it in 10 oz bottles, and it's not at their web
> site... must be a special for certain areas... where are you?


I am in the Boston area. I can't get them everywhere, mostly Market
Basket, a regional chain.

Tracy

On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:12:54 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>
>
>On 9/6/2011 6:14 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:59:27 -0400, > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/5/2011 10:19 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Btw, it's silly to use top shelf gin with a tonic mixer, or any mixer
>>>> (that's a total waste), save the good stuff for 2nis. Actually a G&T
>>>> is better with bottom shelf stronger flavered gin... the perfumey
>>>> nuances of top shelf gin are shrouded by tonic and then citrus... if
>>>> it's the quinine flavor you crave you'd be better off with a vodka
>>>> tonic, again, use the cheap stuff... anyone who boasts they use top
>>>> shelf booze with mixers is foolish. Polar brand should be available
>>>> in CT.
>>>> http://www.polarbev.com/POLARHOME/tabid/36/Default.aspx
>>>>
>>>
>>> I like Polar brands as well. I can get the diet tonic water in a six
>>> pack of 10 ounce bottles. The stuff goes flat fast in the bigger
>>> bottles. I pay more but at least I know I will have fizz and there
>>> is no waste since I am not tossing half a bottle of flat tonic water.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>
>> Hmm, I've not seen it in 10 oz bottles, and it's not at their web
>> site... must be a special for certain areas... where are you?
>
>
>I am in the Boston area. I can't get them everywhere, mostly Market
>Basket, a regional chain.

I've a feeling Polar hasn't updated their web site for like ten
years... and it's a nice looking site but not very product
informational... more about tooting their own horn about their
history.

On 9/7/2011 11:47 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:12:54 -0400, > wrote:


>>
>>
>> I am in the Boston area. I can't get them everywhere, mostly Market
>> Basket, a regional chain.
>
> I've a feeling Polar hasn't updated their web site for like ten
> years... and it's a nice looking site but not very product
> informational... more about tooting their own horn about their
> history.

I didn't see this the last time I looked at their site.

It shows the availability of the 10 ounce six packs.

http://www.polarbev.com/PRODUCTS/Mix...6/Default.aspx

Maybe you can ask your local grocer to carry it.

Tracy