Botanical tonic
Mediterranean Tonic Water
Fever-Tree · Herbal-floral quinine tonic water
London, England, United Kingdom
A deliberately gentle, fragrant tonic built around lemon thyme from Provence and rosemary, with the quinine dialed back to a quiet whisper rather than a bracing snap. The aroma leads the experience here: floral and herbaceous up front, with a soft citric brightness and only the faintest bitter grip on a short finish. It sits at the light, aromatic end of the tonic spectrum, made for delicate vodkas and citrus-forward gins rather than for drinking solo, though it holds up cleanly on its own over ice. The structural story is restraint, an outlier in our tonic set for how much it foregrounds herb and perfume over bitterness.
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The maker
Fever-Tree, the London-based premium mixer company founded in 2004 by Charles Rolls and Tim Warrillow, makes its Mediterranean Tonic Water as a lighter, more floral counterpart to its classic Indian tonic. It is built around essential oils from herbs gathered near the Mediterranean shores, with rosemary and lemon thyme from Provence, France, and quinine sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The tonic is sweetened with fruit sugar rather than refined cane sugar.
Ingredients & nutrition
Carbonated Water, Fructose (Fruit Sugar), Citric Acid, Natural Flavorings Including Quinine.
6.8 fl oz · 35 cal · 8 g sugar(per serving, as labeled)