I’ve always wondered this…. especially when a bottle of other soda has usually around the same amount, but is extremely sweeter.
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The quinine reason has been explained several times on here, so I am just hijacking this thread for a couple of fun tidbits about Tonic Water and Quinine.
First. If you kinda like Tonic water, but often find it to be too bitter and want a sweeter more palatable alternative. Try Mediterranean Tonic, especially the Fever-Tree brand. It’s incredible. If you want something a little more unique try Aegean Tonic it has a more cucumbery taste and is fantastic on a hot day.
Another fun fact. The hydroxychloroquine that Donald Trump was touting as a miracle cure for Covid-19 is a member of an entire class of chemicals that are based on the the chemistry of Quinine. Quinine is naturally occurring in a tree bark, while hydroxychloroquine and similar drugs are engineered. They both function primarily by surpressing your immune system to prevent it from attacking itself. Don’t think that drinking Gin and Tonics will help with Covid-19 though. First off hydroxychloroquine has been shown to have only some very limited applications in Covid-19 treatment. Secondly the differences are severe enough that it’s hardly going to be the same thing. It would be kinda like trying to use a TI-83 to break up with your girlfriend over a zoom call since its still a computer.
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