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Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water

Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water is an Indian-style tonic with, by Fever-Tree’s UK site, essential oils of hand-picked English elderflowers added to the quinine, and no alcohol. The regular bottle carries 7.9g of sugar per 100ml and a Refreshingly Light version 4.4g, both on sale in Britain. It lengthens our Elderflower and Raspberry, where its floral note sits against Chambord and lemon.

Quick Facts

ABV0% ABV

Legal categoryNon-alcoholic

OriginUnited Kingdom

Flavour Strengthlight medium

Our keeping timeUnopened: to the best-before date. Once opened, use it straight away: the fizz goes first.

Storage

Store unopened bottles in a cool, dry place. Refrigerate before use. We use an opened bottle straight away, while the carbonation and the floral aroma last.

Allergens

None of the 14 listed allergens. Recipes change: check the bottle.

The ingredient

About Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water

Flavour Profile

Primary Flavours

ElderflowerSoft citrusGentle bitterness

Tasting Notes

Light floral aromatics lead into soft sweetness and subtle citrus. Quinine bitterness is present but restrained, creating a smooth, rounded finish rather than a sharp bite.

Elderflower oil over an Indian tonic base

Fever-Tree builds this on its Indian tonic and adds the essential oils of hand-picked English elderflowers. The ingredients are short: carbonated spring water, sugar, elderflower extract, citric acid and natural flavourings including quinine. When we looked at Fever-Tree’s British range on 17 October 2026 it held both: the sugar bottle and a fructose-sweetened Refreshingly Light.

The flower makes it taste sweeter than it is

On paper the regular bottle is only slightly sweeter than an Indian tonic. In the glass it reads as much sweeter, because elderflower's scent registers as sugar on the palate. That matters when it meets a liqueur: anything sweet added on top pushes the drink towards cordial quickly, and lemon is what pulls it back. Where the drink already carries a liqueur, the light bottle at 4.4g of sugar leaves more room.

Elderflower tonic against its neighbours (Fever-Tree’s UK labels, per 100ml, read 17 October 2026)

Elderflower

Sugar: 7.9g
Energy: 34 kcal
Flavour on top of quinine: English elderflower
Typical partner: Crisp gin or vodka

Refreshingly Light Elderflower

Sugar: 4.4g
Energy: 18 kcal
Flavour on top of quinine: English elderflower
Typical partner: Gin, for a drier glass

Premium Indian

Sugar: 7.4g
Energy: 30 kcal
Flavour on top of quinine: Bitter orange oils
Typical partner: London dry gin

Mediterranean

Sugar: 7.9g
Energy: 34 kcal
Flavour on top of quinine: Lemon thyme and rosemary
Typical partner: Vodka or a citrus gin

Tonic	Sugar	Energy	Flavour on top of quinine	Typical partner
Elderflower	7.9g	34 kcal	English elderflower	Crisp gin or vodka
Refreshingly Light Elderflower	4.4g	18 kcal	English elderflower	Gin, for a drier glass
Premium Indian	7.4g	30 kcal	Bitter orange oils	London dry gin
Mediterranean	7.9g	34 kcal	Lemon thyme and rosemary	Vodka or a citrus gin

In our Elderflower and Raspberry it carries the length

Our Elderflower and Raspberry takes 150ml of it over 35ml of gin or vodka and 30ml of Chambord, with a muddled raspberry and a squeeze of lemon. The quinine stops the raspberry liqueur from tasting like dessert, and the lemon keeps the flower honest. Keep the liqueur at 30ml or under; the tonic already brings its own sweetness.

Using it

Using Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water

Usage

In our Elderflower and Raspberry, 150ml tops 35ml of gin or vodka and 30ml of Chambord over cubed ice. It also stands on its own over ice with a squeeze of lemon. Keep sweet additions small: 30ml of liqueur is plenty on top of it.

Pro Tip

If the drink reads as cordial, the fix is acid, not less tonic. A squeeze of lemon wedge brings back the edge the elderflower and liqueur have rounded off.

Top Tips

Count it as a sweet mixer. At 7.9g of sugar per 100ml it is already sweeter than a full Indian tonic before any liqueur goes in.
Choose the light bottle for a drier drink. It has the same elderflower and quinine at 4.4g of sugar.
Skip gins built around elderflower or rose. Two floral layers blur into one.
Squeeze lemon into it rather than adding syrup. Acid keeps the flower from reading as sweetness.

Possible Substitutions

Tonic Water: Indian tonic: drier and plainly bitter; add 10ml of elderflower cordial for the flower
Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water: herbal rather than floral, same sugar

Production Method

Carbonated spring water, sugar, elderflower extract, citric acid and natural flavourings including quinine; in the Refreshingly Light bottle, fructose takes the place of sugar. Fever-Tree’s UK site describes the elderflower oil as coming from hand-picked English elderflowers, harvested at night.

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Common Questions

What is Fever-Tree elderflower tonic?

Fever-Tree's quinine tonic with English elderflower added. Its ingredients are carbonated spring water, sugar, elderflower extract, citric acid and natural flavourings, quinine among them. Alcohol-free, it is sold in three bottle sizes, with a Refreshingly Light sibling sweetened with fructose.

How sweet is elderflower tonic?

Fever-Tree’s UK site gives the standard bottle 7.9g of sugar and 34 kcal per 100ml, a little more than its Premium Indian at 7.4g. It also tastes sweeter than that figure suggests, because the floral aroma reads as sweetness. The Refreshingly Light version cuts it to 4.4g and 18 kcal with fructose.

Is it still sold in the UK?

Yes. On 17 October 2026 Fever-Tree's British site offered Elderflower Tonic Water and, beside it, a Refreshingly Light Elderflower. Our recipes that name it mean the regular bottle; the light one works in the same measures and gives a drier glass.

Which gin goes with elderflower tonic?

A crisp, juniper-led gin, which gains a floral note it did not have. Vodka works too and gives a softer, fruitier drink, which is the choice our Elderflower and Raspberry offers. A gin with elderflower or rose already in it doubles up, and the gin loses its own character.

Can I drink elderflower tonic without alcohol?

Yes, and it holds up better than most tonics do, poured over ice with a squeeze of lemon. The elderflower covers some of the quinine bitterness, so it drinks more like a dry adult soft drink than a mixer missing its spirit. Count the sugar if you pour a whole 200ml bottle.

Where does the elderflower come from?

Fever-Tree’s UK site says the essential oils come from hand-picked English elderflowers, harvested at night. That oil appears on the label as elderflower extract, listed by name rather than hidden in the flavourings. Fever-Tree does not say where in England the flowers grow.

Sources.

Correct as of 17 October 2026.

Fever-Tree (UK), “Elderflower Tonic Water”.
Fever-Tree (UK), “Premium Indian Tonic Water”.
Fever-Tree (UK), “Mediterranean Tonic Water”.

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Updated 17 October 2026

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