Wajos Peach Elderflower & Lemon - Tonic Syrup. Peach, elderflower and lemon with a subtle quinine bitterness – the tonic syrup that turns sparkling water into a fruity tonic.

Wajos Peach Elderflower & Lemon - Tonic Syrup is a syrup for making a quinine-based refreshing drink, made from sugar, citric acid, natural flavors, lemon and peach juice concentrate, elderflower flavor, and quinine flavoring, 200 ml, from Dohr on the Moselle. Not a ready-made tonic water, not a peach syrup for ice cream, not a liqueur, but a concentrate that you dilute with sparkling water in a one-to-eight ratio. Non-alcoholic.

Peach Elderflower & Lemon - Tonic Syrup by Wajos is the opposite of a tonic from the supermarket: the latter tastes the same every day, and if you want it fruitier, you have to buy a different bottle. Here, you decide how much peach, how much bitterness, and how much fizz go into the glass. A splash of syrup, cold sparkling water, ice – and the tonic tastes like summer, like elderflower on the fence, and like lemon, with the quinine bitterness only at the end. For those who abstain from alcohol, whether voluntarily or because they have to drive, it provides a glass that looks like a treat.

Peach up front, floral elderflower, lemon and quinine to finish

Undiluted, the syrup is thick and very sweet – it is made for diluting. In the glass with sparkling water, the peach comes first, soft and ripe, then the elderflower, floral like elderflower syrup, and then the lemon, which keeps the whole thing fresh. The bitterness of the quinine is subtle, significantly milder than in a classic tonic. To be honest: the flavor comes from natural aromas and juice concentrates rather than pieces of peach, and sugar is the first ingredient – 95 grams per 100 milliliters, correspondingly less in the diluted glass. This syrup is not suitable for anyone expecting a dry, tart tonic for gin – the Botanical Tonic Syrup with juniper would be a better choice then.

With sparkling water, with sparkling wine, in a Gin & Tonic, and in a carafe for guests

The basic formula: one part syrup, eight parts soda water, plenty of ice, a slice of lemon – start with a little syrup and add more until it tastes right. With Prosecco or dry sparkling wine instead of water, it becomes a peach spritz; with non-alcoholic sparkling wine, a sober variation. Paired with a mild gin, it creates a Gin & Tonic that tastes of peach: four centiliters of gin, a splash of syrup, sparkling water, ice. For a garden party with guests, mix a carafe in advance with water, syrup, ice, and peach slices. The syrup is not suitable for coffee, tea, or baking – the quinine belongs in a glass with sparkling water and nowhere else.

Our tip: Syrup, sparkling water, a sprig of mint, and a splash of Pêche Rouge Vineyard Peach Secco non-alcoholic – double the peach, our go-to glass for the patio when someone still needs to drive.

A syrup from the Moselle, from a house that takes drinks seriously

Wajos comes from a background in drinks: Walter Josef Oster, a founder from a winemaking family in Ediger-Eller with 15 generations of viticulture, began with liqueur in the 1980s. From the 2000s onwards, his son Peter Oster and Ulf Schwichtenberg turned it into the Wajos brand in Dohr near Cochem on the Moselle – with over 80 employees, their own stores, and their own laboratory. The tonic syrups are the non-alcoholic side of this house, blended in Dohr like most of their approximately 900 products.

The bottle for summer evenings, drivers, and the home bar

The peach syrup is for everyone who wants a non-alcoholic drink that is more than just juice or lemonade, and for hobby bartenders who like to vary their Gin & Tonic with fruit. As a gift, it goes well with a bottle of Summer Gin or as a set with the other tonic syrups on our Wajos page. Store in a dry, cool place away from light; 200 milliliters is enough for a good liter and a half of tonic at a one-to-eight ratio. It is not suitable for those who avoid quinine or for those looking for a sugar-free syrup.

Peach, elderflower, and lemon, diluted with sparkling water – the tonic syrup from the Moselle that we also enjoy pure with sparkling water in the summer.