Start with your festival’s current container rules: individual cans are worth considering when glass is restricted and cans are permitted. Then choose the mixer by the drink you plan to make—a classic Indian tonic for the spirits its maker recommends, or a more distinctive botanical flavour when that flavour is part of the plan—and compare nutrition claims on the exact product.
If you are carrying drinks to a campsite, check the event’s current rules before settling on bottles or cans. Glastonbury Festival’s 2024 packing guidance prohibited glass; that rule cannot be assumed for another event.
If you already know which spirits you are packing, choose a flavour that fits the intended serve. Fever-Tree suggests its Premium Indian Tonic for gin, vodka and several fortified wines; Fentimans describes a more citrus-and-herbal Indian tonic.
If calories or ingredients matter to your choice, compare the exact labels. Fever-Tree says its Refreshingly Light Indian Tonic has 46% fewer calories than its standard comparison product; the listed 15 × 150ml pack offers individual portions.
Check entry rules before choosing a container, then match the flavour and portion size to your planned drinks.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Container | Read your event’s current rules for glass and cans. Confirm the container of the exact pack, not just its volume. | I need a format I can carry to camp and bring through the entrance. Glastonbury Festival prohibited glass in its 2024 guidance, but other events set their own rules. |
| Flavour | Compare classic quinine-and-citrus tonic with a more pronounced botanical flavour. Check the maker’s suggested spirit pairing. | For several planned spirits, I want a tonic with suitable stated pairings. If the drink calls for lemon and herbal notes, Fentimans describes those flavours in its Premium Indian Tonic. |
| Ingredients and nutrition | Read the exact variant’s ingredients and nutrition panel. Check what a lower-calorie comparison is measured against. | I want to compare calories, sugars or particular ingredients without assuming that every product labelled ‘light’ has the same composition. |
| Portions | Check the volume per container, the number in the pack and how many drinks you intend to make. Plan to carry away the empties. | An individual 150ml portion may suit my planned serves; a larger container is a different packing and serving choice. |
Glastonbury Festival’s 2024 guidance said glass would be confiscated. It does not establish whether cans or bottles are accepted at another event.
Read your own festival’s current entry and campsite terms before choosing a pack.
Fentimans describes lemon oil, lemongrass and herbal infusions in its Premium Indian Tonic. That is a more distinctive flavour choice than selecting a classic tonic for the pairings Fever-Tree lists.
Decide which spirit and garnish you will use before packing a strongly flavoured alternative for the group.
Fever-Tree’s 46% fewer-calorie claim for Refreshingly Light Indian Tonic compares it with its standard product; it does not describe every light tonic. The product information also lists fructose.
Check the current ingredient and nutrition panels for the exact variant you are buying.
Its UK range includes classic and Refreshingly Light Indian tonics. Fever-Tree describes its cans as suitable for use on the go.
Fentimans describes its Premium Indian Tonic as citrus-led, with lemon oil, lemongrass and herbal infusions.
A London Essence Indian Tonic listing describes a 6 × 150ml canned pack with quinine and distilled juniper essence.
Tesco Groceries listed Schweppes tonic in a 12 × 150ml pack, providing another individual-portion format to compare.
Tesco Groceries listed own-label Indian tonic variants alongside other tonic waters.
These options include individual-portion tonics for planned camping drinks and an elderflower soda for a different flavour. Check each pack’s container against your festival’s rules.
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The individual 150ml cans suit planned serves where the festival permits them. Fever-Tree says this variant has 46% fewer calories than its standard comparison product; check the current label if sugars or ingredients matter to you.
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This eight-can pack offers 150ml portions for planned drinks where cans are permitted. Fever-Tree suggests its Indian tonic for gin, vodka and vermouth serves; check the current ingredient label for this pack.
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The 8 × 150ml pack offers individual portions if its flavour suits your planned drink. Check the current label for ingredients and nutrition, and confirm the container format before relying on it for an event with packaging restrictions.
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Consider this Mediterranean tonic when its flavour fits the spirit you plan to serve. The pack contains 8 × 150ml; check its current ingredient and nutrition panels, container format and your festival’s rules before packing it.
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This 330ml elderflower soda is a different flavour choice from the tonics above for a planned mixed drink. Check its container against the festival’s rules and arrange chilled storage if you intend to follow the product’s serving advice.
Check the current rules for your particular event before buying. Glastonbury Festival’s 2024 packing guidance prohibited glass and said it would be confiscated; that guidance does not set the rules for other festivals.
It is worth considering for an individual portion if your event permits cans and 150ml fits the drink you plan to make. Fever-Tree describes its cans as suitable for use on the go; check the number of containers you will carry and take away.
Choose according to the spirits and flavours you have planned. Fever-Tree suggests its Premium Indian Tonic for gin, vodka and several fortified wines, while Fentimans describes lemon and herbal notes in its Premium Indian Tonic and suggests serving it with London Dry gin and lemon.
Do not assume so. Fever-Tree’s 46% fewer-calorie statement for Refreshingly Light Indian Tonic is a comparison with its standard product, and the product information lists fructose; read the exact variant’s current ingredient and nutrition panels.
Read the current label on the exact flavour and pack you are taking. For example, the cited London Essence Indian Tonic listing declares no allergenic ingredients for that particular product, not for every mixer in its range.