What exactly is tonic water?!
Answers: is it the same thing as flavored carbonated water? i hear about vodka tonics and need a good recipe. can you get tonic water anywhere, only at liquor store, etc. ? let me know
Wow.. good answer from pirateslifeyoho3. But as for where you can get it, most grocery stores should have it. Popular bands in the US and Canada would be Canada Dry or Schweppes. Both brand's tonic water have yellow labels.
Tonic water (or Indian tonic water) is a carbonated soft drink flavored with quinine.
The drink gains its name from the medicinal effects of this bitter flavoring. The quinine was added to the drink as a prophylactic against malaria, since it was originally intended for consumption in tropical areas of India and Africa where that disease is endemic.
Tonic water originally contained only carbonated water and a large amount of quinine. However, most tonic water today contains a medically insignificant amount of quinine, and is thus used for its flavor only. It is consequently less bitter, and is also usually sweetened. Some manufacturers also produce diet tonic water. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration limits the quinine content in tonic water to 83 ppm (83 mg per liter if calculated by mass), which is one-half to one-quarter the concentration used in therapeutic tonic.
be careful with tonic water if your watching your waist line or have diabetes. i thought i was being super kool when i started drinking it because i thought it was a carbonated water. then i read the label. boy oh boy is it full carbs and sugar!! try diet tonic. it taste the same.