The past decade has seen an explosion in the number of new tonic and mixer brands entering the market as producers hope to replicate the success of category leader Fever-Tree.

To assess the quality of new and pioneering entrants, The Spirits Business held its first Tonic & Mixer Masters last month.

Held virtually over Zoom, the blind-tasting competition was judged by Melita Kiely, editor of The Spirits Business and chair of the tasting, and Tobias Gorn, spirits specialist, consultant and writer, and co‐founder of International Drinks Specialists.

Bottles were sent to judges’ homes anonymously by Wine Sorted.

The competition awarded Master, Gold and Silver medals to products in categories such as Indian tonic water, soda water, ginger ale, lemonade and syrups.

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