Wajos Tonic Syrup - Tasting Pack. Six tonic syrups in small bottles, from Botanical to Pink Grapefruit – the pack that helps you find out which tonic suits your gin.

Wajos Tonic Syrup - Tasting Pack contains six tonic syrups totaling 240 ml: Botanical, Basil-Rosemary-Thyme, Rhubarb-Apple-Thyme, Peach-Elderflower-Lemon, Pink Grapefruit-Ginger, and Orange-Bitter-Herbs. All based on sugar, citric acid, natural flavors, and quinine flavoring, to be topped up with sparkling water. No tonic water, no gin, no large bottles, just six small ones to try out. Vegan.

The Wajos Tonic Syrup Tasting Pack solves the problem anyone faces when buying tonic syrup for the first time: Which variety? Grapefruit sounds good, but does it go with the gin in the cupboard? Or would rhubarb be more exciting? This saves you from having to make that decision. Six varieties in small bottles with 40 milliliters each, which is about two glasses per variety, and by the end, you'll know which large bottle to buy. For us, this pack is, above all, the gift for gin drinkers who already have everything.

Six profiles: herbal, fruity, bitter – and all with quinine

Botanical is the classic variety with juniper and lemongrass, dry and close to gin. Basil, rosemary, and thyme taste like a herb garden, while rhubarb-apple-thyme tastes like summer with a light acidity. Peach-elderflower-lemon is the soft, floral variety; pink grapefruit-ginger is the fruity-tart one with warmth; and orange-bitter-herbs with gentian is the bitterest. All six are syrups, meaning they are sweet – sugar is the first ingredient, and the nutritional information states 63 grams of sugar per 100 milliliters. The pack is not suitable for those expecting a sugar-free tonic. And anyone who only wants to drink one variety is better served with a large bottle, such as the Rhubarb, Apple & Thyme Tonic Syrup.

One part syrup, eight parts sparkling water – then add gin or turn it into lemonade

The rule applies to all six: one part syrup to eight parts soda water, with plenty of ice. So, 2 cl of syrup into a glass, top up with 160 ml of sparkling water, and stir. For a gin and tonic, add 4 cl of gin – Botanical for a classic dry gin, peach or rhubarb for a fruity summer gin, pink grapefruit for everything. Non-alcoholic, they make six lemonades, and a splash of syrup in sparkling wine makes an aperitif. It is best to try all six side-by-side with the same gin on one evening – that way you will find your variety. The syrups are not suitable neat or as a sweetener for tea: too bitter, too sweet.

Our tip: Six small glasses, one gin, mix all the varieties and have the group vote – the tonic evening that turned one tasting pack into two large bottles for us.

Syrups from the company that started with liqueurs

The syrups come from Wajos, a gourmet manufactory in Dohr near Cochem on the Moselle. The name is an abbreviation for Walter Josef Oster, who began making liqueurs alongside his family's winery in Ediger-Eller in the 1980s. His son Peter Oster and Ulf Schwichtenberg turned it into a brand featuring gins, rums, and syrups – today with over 80 employees and an in-house laboratory that tests every product.

The pack for beginners, for gin gifts, and for summer evenings

The tasting pack is the box for everyone who is just getting to know tonic syrup and would rather taste it than buy a variety blind. As a gift, it goes well with a gin like the Christmas Gin, or simply for someone who already owns three gins and would wave off a fourth. All syrups and gins can be found on our Wajos page. Store in a cool, dark place; keep opened bottles in the refrigerator. The pack is not suitable for those who need a lot of one variety – 240 milliliters divided into six bottles is meant for tasting rather than for a party.

Six tonic syrups in small bottles, from Botanical to Grapefruit – the pack from the Moselle, after which you will know which tonic your gin needs.