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This category covers mixers, tonics and mineral waters — products with no alcohol, listed for use alongside or in place of the rest of the range. Mineral content and carbonation both change how a mixer behaves in a drink, which is why they are catalogued separately rather than treated as interchangeable. WNLQ9 lists 79 items, spanning mixer, soft, tonic, mineral water.
The listing is built around mixers and tonic and mineral waters. Tonic water is defined by quinine, which supplies its bitterness; brands differ in how much quinine, sugar and citrus they use, which is why the same spirit tastes noticeably different across tonics. Mineral waters vary by source and by mineral content, and carbonation level affects how they read alongside food.
In a mixed drink the mixer is usually the larger part by volume, so its sweetness, bitterness and carbonation shape the result at least as much as the spirit does. A drier, less sweet tonic leaves more of the botanical character of a gin audible; a sweeter one masks it. Carbonation carries aroma, so a more heavily carbonated mixer tends to make a drink read brighter.
Mixers are sold in small single-serve bottles and cans as well as larger formats. The small sizes exist for a practical reason: once opened, carbonation begins to escape, and a mixer that has gone flat changes the texture of whatever it is combined with. Unopened bottles keep at room temperature and are not sensitive to light in the way beer is, though stable storage preserves carbonation longer. Mineral waters carry their source and mineral analysis on the label, which is the clearest indicator of how one will differ from another.
WNLQ9 lists 79 non-alcoholic items, spanning mixer, soft, tonic, mineral water.
Tonic water contains quinine, which gives it a distinctive bitterness, and is normally sweetened to balance it. Soda water is simply carbonated water, sometimes with added minerals, and is neither bitter nor sweet.