When we started our journey in 2019, we knew it would be a hell of a ride with its ups and downs. We spent several months brainstorming, planning, and spending days in the lab with non-stop tasting sessions. Testing our products through trial and error, we finally reached the final product, which we all believed was the first-ever Hungarian premium tonic water that could be a worthy competitor in the international market.   

To reach international industry standards, we needed to excel in sourcing premium quality ingredients from the best possible sources and faced some packaging challenges on the way. Now we can proudly say that we are not just the first Hungarian premium tonic water brand but also the first to package our tonic waters in 200 ml glass bottles in Hungary. In case you are as much of a technology geek as we are, we published a short video on our youtube channel about our production process, so you can watch how this fantastic product lands in your hand.

Our mission is to bring the best quality mixers to our customers. Each of our unique recipes consists of premium natural ingredients sourced from all over the world. We practically ‘feed’ on your feedback, which is essential to our growth. Your involvement and support motivate us to evolve and experiment to give you the best products and services possible. That is why we promised never to save a penny on ingredients and always to bring you the most incredible tasting experience. Quality is serious business for us!

Luckily, all the invested hard work and determination pay off, bringing results and getting acknowledged by our customers and the industry. In 2022, 3 of our eight tonic water flavours: &T Indian tonic water, &T Grapefruit tonic water and &T Persian rose tonic water, won their first awards at the Great Taste Awards! A prestigious international competition of the food and drink industry, where over 14,000 products from 110 countries were put through the competition’s rigorous blind judging process, and the &T tonics were one of 5,556 products to receive a Great Taste award in 2022 (only 39.1% of the total products entered were awarded).
Our luscious and juicy grapefruit tonic water left the judges with some harmonious and balanced flavours:
“Crystal clear tonic water with an excellent level of carbonation and a wonderful aroma of grapefruit. A very good balance of flavours with the citrus grapefruit flavour working in harmony with the quinine, which gives a pleasant fresh lingering bitterness which is very well rounded – this is an excellent, very well-balanced refreshing tonic – spot on level of carbonation and a zingy simple, pure tonic a great mixer.”
If you are interested in the rest of the judges’ comments, please click here to read them on our blog. Next year we plan to attend the competition with the rest of our products.

In the same year, we introduced three new mixers next to our eight different types of tonic water. With the &T Ginger Beer, &T Ginger Ale and &T Cola With a Smoky Twist hitting the shelves, we can share our not-so-humble desire to be present in each category of the soft drink industry. So hopefully, when you think about mixers for your cocktails – or as a refresher on its own – your first thought will be: ‘Let’s get an &T!’

Currently, our products are available all around Hungary; besides Budapest, we are in big cities like Pécs, Debrecen and Lake Balaton. &T Tonic Water is also available at our official partner in Slovakia, and we are expanding our international partner portfolio with more than eight different countries in 2023.

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