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  7 0 Not to my knowledge is there a strictly quinine bitters. There are bitters with higher contents of it but what you are looking for I think is a quinine “tincture”. A tincture is an extraction of only one flavor, bitters is essentially multiple tinctures. You can do something fun and simple to get what you are looking for. Go to Tenzing Momo in the Pike Place Market and buy this. Its cinchona bark, quinine is extracted from it. Put 4 cups of water to ½ cup cinchona bark. Bring to a boil and let cool. Once cool you need to filter the bark out which is really really fine, a French press works, also coffee filters. Now you have “quinine water” do with it what you wish. Add some sugar and citrus and you have…. Tonic water. Quinine Tincture could be had by letting 1 cup of really any high proof spirit, try a very high proof vodka, sit in a mason jar with ¼ cup cinchona bark. Infuse to taste, probably at least a couple days to a week or two then fine strain like mentioned above and you will have something in the ballpark of Quinine Bitters. Mark Sexauer Mark Sexauer answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago | Report 4 comments by Adam, Mark Sexauer, and Mary Beckman… 0 0 Buy the smallest quantity of chinchona you can, and report back if you actually manage to make something that tastes like Tonic water. I can taste the quinine in chinchona, but have never managed to get it as a pure flavor - and the rest of what it is mixed up in is not pleasant Adam commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 A very good tasting tonic water recipe can be found here: http://marksexauer.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/how-to-make-you-own-house-tonic-water/ Mark Sexauer commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 I've tried extracting cinchona bark with 95% ethanol -- not impressed. Can't get that quinine taste that comes so clearly through in store-bought tonic water. The tonic water recipe you mention uses "dashes of bitters" -- makes me think that's where the bitter taste might be coming from and makes me wonder if you leave out the bark altogether if it would taste the same. Mary Beckman commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 I'm okay with this easy recipe: http://www.alcademics.com/2008/09/homemade-tonic-actually-easy.html The G&T gets more bitter as you sip on it, but I still don't really taste the quinine. Mary Beckman commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I don't know about quinine bitters, but the tonic at Whole Foods is made with cane sugar. It's pretty tasty, but it doesn't seem as fizzy as Canada Dry/Schweppes - that could be good or bad, depending on your taste. DCista answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Mary Beckman and Fenrox… 0 0 Don't have a Whole Foods nearby (I live in Richland). Mary Beckman commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Also its REALLY expensive Fenrox commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Hendricks Gin are developing a quinine cordial (currently called a Battersea cordial) in the UK at the moment. If successful it may become widely available, although someone recently used it in a beefeater competition which didn't make them happy!!! 'The Gin Monkey' GinMonkey answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Mary Beckman and GinMonkey… 0 0 What does "quinine cordial" mean exactly? Mary Beckman commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Like orange squash - you can add it to any liquid and it will give you a quinine flavor. GinMonkey commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I buy diet tonic water in the grocery store. It's not bad, if you don't mind the artificial sweetener. (I can't stand sugar with my alcohol, gives me insta-hangovers.) Geni answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Mary Beckman… 0 0 There's some evidence that sweet receptors line your whole gut, do drinking something sweet even though it doesn't come from sugar still gets your body to sock away calories. Besides, I hate the taste of fake sweeteners. Mary Beckman commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Yes, you can. Here's how to make your own tonic at home (courtesy of Imbibe Magazine): Ingredients: 4 cups water 3 cups pure cane sugar (or less, if that's your preference) 3 Tbsp. quinine (powdered cinchona bark; available in some herb stores or online) 6 Tbsp. powdered citric acid (found in the bulk section of most well-stocked grocery stores) 3 limes, zested and juiced 3 stalks lemongrass, roughly chopped Just in case the link for quinine doesn't come through, here it is: http://www.zooscape.com/cgi-bin/maitred/GreenCanyon/questp513833/jornada33423824/viewsubsub101246 Tools: Medium saucepan Spoon Strainer Cheesecloth or coffee filters Funnel Glass bottles with lids or screwtops Directions: STEP 1:   In a medium saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a boil until the sugar dissolves, then turn the heat down to low. STEP 2:   Add the quinine, citric acid, lemongrass, lime zest and lime juice. Stir well and simmer for about 25 minutes, until the powders are dissolved and the syrup is thin and runny. STEP 3:   Remove from heat and let cool. Strain out the large chunks through a colander, then filter through cheesecloth or coffee filters to refine. This step can take a while—and many filters—as the bark is a very fine powder, so be patient. STEP 4: Funnel the syrup into sterilized glass bottles, cover tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to several weeks. Ryan J. Salva answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Chincoha is the way to go - if you live in the Ballard area Dandelion located on Ballard Ave has this available. KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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