DonRocks Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Am I the only person who doesn't love Q Tonic Water (*)? My G&T Nightmare is Death's Door with Q Tonic (**). (Or maybe, it would take something like Q to stand up to the otherwise undrinkable Death's Door?) Give me a Plymouth (or even just a plain old Bombay) and Fever Tree! (*) Yes, I know, there's no corn syrup unlike Canada Dry or Schweppes, both of which are innocuous and meh (***). (**) This would be a Diatonic. (***) Meh-nocuous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielS Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Never had Q, but I like Fever Tree. There is a really good deal on Amazon right now for it. You get 24 bottles for 30 bucks with a 15% coupon BROBRI55 plus free shipping and no tax. They also have Ginger Beer and Bitter Lemon. I used to drink tonic water straight as a kid and loved it, I think my parents thought I was nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I don't like agave so I avoid the Q and stick to Fever Tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkduggins Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I think Q is vile. I like Fever Tree best, followed by Fenteman's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I like Fentiman's, but only sans gin. Fever Tree (there is also a Fever Tree lower-sugar version that is nice) works best for me. Teardrop Lounge in Portland does bottle-refermented tonic water. It is transcendent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockcreek Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Duggy, Parrot: split a case with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I'm well stocked at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMike Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I can't stand Q. Tend to stick with Fever Tree, mostly, or even (gasp!) mass market brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Q...I kept hoping that some gin combination would be a suitable match for it, but at this point I'm resigned to the opinion that it's the fancy tonic water for people who hate themselves. They don't even have to drink it: it's also bitterly priced. Not only is Fever Tree reliably delicious, but Fever Tree "Naturally Light" is good enough to drink by itself. ** Remember: Schweppes is still less meh than Canada Dry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Can somebody explain the basic differences in the Fever Tree tonic waters (other than calories) when used as mixers? I need to buy some for G&Ts, but I don't know enough about them to choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Anybody? I never have comparatively tested them (perils of habit), so I can't speak to this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Can somebody explain the basic differences in the Fever Tree tonic waters (other than calories) when used as mixers? I need to buy some for G&Ts, but I don't know enough about them to choose. I can only speculate based on reading the ingredients on the main site, but the naturally light (review) has pure fructose versus the cane sugar used in the tonic and the lemon tonic, so I can only imagine there might be a slight difference on the sugar taste of the G&T, as well as if you want a more pronounced lemony twist (due to the bitter lemons used) to it as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weinoo Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Fever Tree for me. Has anyone tried this John's Premium Tonic Syrup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Fever Tree for me. Right, but which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choirgirl21 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I blind tasted Q against a basic tonic, Seagram's I think, using Beefeater gin and found the Q to be overly sweet. It's was almost like drinking a gin & sprite compared to the other, although I did find the carbonation in the Seagram's to be harsh in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMike Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I was making gin and tonics and vodka and tonics yesterday using the Liber spiced tonic syrup and club soda. Delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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