Spatula Diaries: When only real quinine will do

“One of the biggest cocktail trends this year has nothing to do with alcohol, but with that quintessential mixer, tonic water,” writes 225 food blogger Maggie Heyn Richardson. “For those of us with long histories of adding Canada Dry and Schweppes to our summer G & T’s, we’ve been buffaloed by synthetic ingredients and high fructose corn syrup. There was nothing on the market to serve as an alternative, until a few years ago, when a handful of ambitious manufacturers began experimenting with making boutique tonics with natural ingredients.” Find out what the natural alternatives are in this week’s Spatula Diaries.