Schwepped off my feet! Schweppes Indian Tonic Water. (Schweppes Indian Tonic Water)

Member Name: GillMN

Product:	Schweppes Indian Tonic Water
Date:	07/05/09 (237 review reads)
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Advantages: Tastes great. Not expensive.

Disadvantages: I can't think of one.

Schweppes Indian tonic water contains quinine. In the days of the Raj, the officers and their ladies would be found on their verandahs, sheltering from the tropical sun and swigging back copious amounts of gin and tonic whilst discussing the shortcomings of the punkah wallah. The quinine was in there to counteract the devestations of malaria. So the gin and tonic was purely medicinal. (Yeah, right!)
I have to tell you though, it works! I often sit on my verandah in the North of England, sheltering from the snow and drinking my anti-malarial G+T and I have never been troubled with malaria! Not once! Pneumonia, yes, but never malaria!

It was first made in the 1870's so has been refreshing us for over 130 years. Schweppes is now owned by the Coca Cola company.

Schweppes Indian tonic water is refreshing on it's own but most of us like to dilute it's slightly bitter taste with a dash of something stronger. For me Bombay Saphire Gin is the best thing to water it down with.

It comes in a crystal clear plastic bottle with it's distinctive yellow label. Don't do what I did a while ago and try Morrisons Indian Tonic Water as a cheap substitute because it just isn't as good. It doesn't have the sharp tang that Scweppes has and the bubbles disappear too quickly.

If you open a bottle of Schweppes and keep the opened bottle in the fridge the drink will stay sparkling for up to a week. Cheaper brands tend to go flat sooner. Flat tonic water is only good for travel or morning sickness and not much else!

It can be bought in most supermarkets and off licenses. Beware of pubs that stock cheap alternatives as mixers. If you are going to take out a mortgage to buy a round of gin and tonics you need to know that they are going to taste right.

Schweppes tonic water is good mixed with fresh fruit juice as a refreshing drink on a hot day. The tonic water gives the pure juice a lift and the slight bitterness offsets the overall sweetness of the drink. It also makes slightly more interesting ice cubes too.

Did you know that you can freeze chunks of lemon and use those in your drinks if you don't want to dilute them with ice cubes?

I digress!

A one litre bottle costs around £1.20 but can often be found on offer as two for the price of one at Tesco.

It can be drunk on it's own, with juice or as a mixer.
It is possible to buy Schweppes Tonic water flavoured with Lemon or pomegranate, there is a slimline version too. All the versions taste good to me but the pomegranate one seems to have disappeared lately.

It doesn't have many calories per serving. (None if you use the slimline version!) No fat, and no nuts!

Here's the proper list of nutritional values.


(per 1 oz serving)
Calories (kcal) 10
Energy (kj) 43
Fats 0g
Carbohydrates 2.7g
Protein 0g
Fibre 0g
Sugars 0g
Cholesterol 0g
Sodium 1.2mg
Alcohol 0g

It make a lovely shushing sound when you open the bottle and you know that any minute now you are going to be refreshed!

I can guarantee that if you drink this and stay in Britain, you will never be troubled with malaria!

Summary: Nothing is more civilised than a pre dinner Gin and Tonic and Schweppes is the one to make it with.