Cortese Pure Tonic
- Producer
- Unknown Producer, Italy
Tonic description
Cortese’s Pure Tonic contains natural quinine, an extract of the South American cinchona tree. This drink has a unique story which begins in the eighteenth century, when large doses of water and quinine were mixed as a measure for the prophylaxis of malaria in the Indian and African colonies. to counteract its strong bitter taste and make it more pleasing to the troops, it began to be mixed with other aromatic drinks such as gin. The Cortese Pure tonic is a balanced drink, with a bitter aftertaste - pleasant and thirst-quenching by itself and excellent when mixed with the best gins and vodkas.