Tonic

Today, a low-alcohol cocktail called gin and tonic is especially popular. It is clear from the name that it consists of two main components (in addition to ice cubes and a small amount of lime or lemon juice) - gin and tonic. The first is a strong juniper-based alcoholic beverage, due to which gin has a specific and characteristic taste and aroma only.

But tonic refers to non-alcoholic carbonated drinks. It is characterized by a rich bitter-sour taste, which is due to the content of a large amount of such a substance as quinine. This is probably why tonic is often called cinnamon water. In addition to gin, this drink is often mixed with other types of strong spirits, forming magnificent and unsurpassed cocktails.

Interestingly, the tonic owes its appearance to malaria, a disease that was very common in Africa and India some time ago. Then, among the soldiers of the British East India Company, it was customary to mix gin and tonic in order to interrupt the sharp taste of quinine, and use the resulting cocktail during severe thirst. By the way, it is precisely due to this substance that tonic is inherent not only in the tonic, but also in the strong sobering and anti-chemical effect.

Types of tonic

Basically, all existing types of tonic can be classified by brand, that is, based on the country of origin and the company that produces a particular drink. The most popular worldwide to date are Everwess, Jilva Tonic, Canada Dry, Cantrell, Cunnington, Royal Club and Schweppes. The latter, for example, is almost always present on the shelves of our stores.

In addition, there are also such types of tonic as Polar Beverages, Seagram's, Nordic Mist, Kinley and Krest. These drinks are produced by the world famous The Coca-Cola Company. In Brazil, the most popular varieties of tonic are Antarctica and Schin Tonica, in Ireland it is produced under the brand name Finches.

Composition of tonic

The composition of tonic, which is often used for medical purposes, contains exclusively carbonated water and a large amount of quinine. It is clear that such a drink has a consistently bitter taste and is practically devoid of aroma.

At the same time, sugar or corn syrup may be included in the tonic composition, the purpose of which is to be consumed as a soft drink. In addition, this product is often sweetened with artificial additives.

The harms of tonic

The harm of tonic to human health may be the presence of a considerable amount of quinine, which, according to specialists, when regularly admitted to the body, does not particularly favorably affect the general condition. But this happens only in case of excessive enthusiasm for tonic, as well as other drinks in which this product is present.