"Bob (this one)" > wrote in news:109qvujscqtqi75
@corp.supernews.com:

> Ronnie Rao wrote:
>
>> Guys:
>>
>> I might sound a little dumb here, but I was wondering if tonic gives
>> that sweetness to Gin and Tonic?
>
> There's no sweetness in tonic that I've ever noticed. It's quinine
> water, which is very bitter. The gin was added to make taking medicine
> palatable. Quinine is a specific for malaria.
>
> Pastorio
>
>

While you're absolutely right, Bob, I find that tasting quinine water alone
has a very slight underlying sweetness beneath the bitterness. I suppose
it differs amongst tasters.

Wayne