Impressence – Tonic Flavour Shot – 50mL

A tonic flavour shot for making your own tonic water, or a ready-to-drink gin and tonic, in a keg, bottle or can. Pair it with your favourite Impressence gin spirit flavouring, or your own gin, for a classic G&T at home.

Flavour profile

A delicate, fragrant blend of floral botanicals with subtle citrus notes. It has that classic Mediterranean tonic character, and goes well with gin or vodka.

Ways to use it

Ready to Keg kits (with VINKA): these kits use VINKA alcohol bases, so there’s no fermenting to do. Depending on your keg size, you add a set number of Flavour Shots and FermStop sachets, plus white sugar from the pantry. See the recipes below.

Soft drink Ready to Keg kits: no alcohol, just white sugar (or an artificial sweetener), Flavour Shots and FermStop, in amounts based on your keg size.

Adding to your own brews: if you keg, bottle or can and prime with sugar, add the Flavour Shots to your fermenter, bottling bucket or keg. The right amount is hard to pin down, because it depends on how intense you want the flavour and on what you’ve brewed, whether that’s a beer, seltzer or cider. Flavour Shots taste much stronger alongside some sugar or sweetener, so in drier brews an artificial sweetener can be a great way to lift the flavour.

Before you start

• Make sure the drink is fully carbonated before you serve it.
• Let the keg condition for 1–2 weeks. The flavour settles and improves over time.
• For a less sweet drink, simply reduce the sugar.

Tonic soft drink – 19L keg

You’ll need: 4 x Tonic Flavour Shots, 1.4kg white sugar, 2 x Impressence FermStop (50mL), and a 19L ball lock keg (KL02899).

1. Add the 4 Tonic Flavour Shots to the keg.
2. Add 1.4kg white sugar.
3. Top up to 19L with water, then add the 2 FermStop sachets.
4. Mix the keg contents well.
5. Carbonate to 3.5 volumes of CO2. The ideal setting is about 20psi at 2°C. See the KegLand Set and Forget carbonation chart for other pressures and temperatures.

Tonic soft drink – 9.5L keg

You’ll need: 2 x Tonic Flavour Shots, 700g white sugar, 1 x Impressence FermStop (50mL), and a 9.5L ball lock keg (KL02882).

1. Add the 2 Tonic Flavour Shots to the keg.
2. Add 700g white sugar.
3. Top up to 9.5L with water, then add the FermStop sachet.
4. Mix the keg contents well.
5. Carbonate to 3.5 volumes of CO2. The ideal setting is about 20psi at 2°C. See the KegLand Set and Forget carbonation chart for other pressures and temperatures.

Gin and tonic with VINKA – 19L keg (about 5.0% ABV)

You’ll need: 1 x VINKA Medium Cocktail Base 5L (KL41966), 4 x Tonic Flavour Shots, 4 x Impressence gin spirit flavouring (50mL, your choice), 675g white sugar, 2 x Impressence FermStop (50mL), and a 19L ball lock keg (KL02899).

1. Add the 5L VINKA Medium Cocktail Base to the keg.
2. Add the 4 Tonic Flavour Shots and the 4 gin spirit flavourings.
3. Add 675g white sugar.
4. Top up to 19L with water, then add the 2 FermStop sachets. This order matters: always top up with water before adding FermStop.
5. Mix the keg contents well.
6. Carbonate to 3.5 volumes of CO2. The ideal setting is about 20psi at 2°C. See the KegLand Set and Forget carbonation chart for other pressures and temperatures.

Gin and tonic with VINKA – 9.5L keg (about 5.0% ABV)

You’ll need: 10 x VINKA Medium Cocktail Base 250mL (KL37051), 2 x Tonic Flavour Shots, 2 x Impressence gin spirit flavouring (50mL, your choice), 337g white sugar, 1 x Impressence FermStop (50mL), and a 9.5L ball lock keg (KL02882).

1. Add the 10 VINKA Medium Cocktail Bases (250mL each) to the keg.
2. Add the 2 Tonic Flavour Shots and the 2 gin spirit flavourings.
3. Add 337g white sugar.
4. Top up to 9.5L with water, then add the FermStop sachet. This order matters: always top up with water before adding FermStop.
5. Mix the keg contents well.
6. Carbonate to 3.5 volumes of CO2. The ideal setting is about 20psi at 2°C. See the KegLand Set and Forget carbonation chart for other pressures and temperatures.

Gin and tonic with your own gin – 19L keg (about 5.9% ABV)

You’ll need: 2.8L of your favourite gin, 4 x Tonic Flavour Shots, 1.4kg white sugar, 2 x Impressence FermStop (50mL), and a 19L ball lock keg (KL02899).

1. Add the 2.8L of gin to the keg.
2. Add the 4 Tonic Flavour Shots.
3. Add 1.4kg white sugar.
4. Top up to 19L with water, then add the 2 FermStop sachets. This order matters: always top up with water before adding FermStop.
5. Mix the keg contents well.
6. Carbonate to 3.5 volumes of CO2. The ideal setting is about 20psi at 2°C. See the KegLand Set and Forget carbonation chart for other pressures and temperatures.

Gin and tonic with your own gin – 9.5L keg (about 5.9% ABV)

You’ll need: 1.4L of your favourite gin, 2 x Tonic Flavour Shots, 700g white sugar, 1 x Impressence FermStop (50mL), and a 9.5L ball lock keg (KL02882).

1. Add the 1.4L of gin to the keg.
2. Add the 2 Tonic Flavour Shots.
3. Add 700g white sugar.
4. Top up to 9.5L with water, then add the FermStop sachet. This order matters: always top up with water before adding FermStop.
5. Mix the keg contents well.
6. Carbonate to 3.5 volumes of CO2. The ideal setting is about 20psi at 2°C. See the KegLand Set and Forget carbonation chart for other pressures and temperatures.

Specifications

• Size: 50mL sachet
• Ingredients: water, acidity regulator (E330), natural flavouring, flavouring
• Allergens: contains quinine