Choose 150ml tonic cans when guests want individual mixer portions; compare the number of cans with the drinks you expect to serve. Add lemonade or a ginger drink if some viewers would rather have a non-tonic mixer or a soft drink on its own. Check the exact flavour, ingredients and nutrition label before choosing for the group.
Individual cans let guests choose a drink without opening a large bottle. For tonic, the 8-, 12- and 15-can packs listed by Tesco Groceries and Sainsbury’s offer different starting points for planning servings.
Guests can choose between standard and Slimline tonic without changing the 150ml can size. Tesco Groceries lists both Schweppes versions in 12-can packs; its labels show different sugar, calorie and sweetener details.
Ginger beer, lemonade and crafted soda give guests non-tonic choices. Sainsbury’s lists Fentimans Ginger Beer in 4x275ml cans, while Britvic announced London Essence lemonade and crafted-soda multipacks in May 2025. Check current listings for the format you want.
Start with the number and size of serves you plan to offer, then choose flavours and formulations that suit the people watching.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Can count and size | Count the cans and check their volume. Tesco Groceries and Sainsbury’s list 150ml tonic cans in packs of 8, 12 or 15; Sainsbury’s lists Fentimans Ginger Beer as 4x275ml. | I want enough individual drinks for the viewers who will have a mixer, without treating a larger soft-drink can as the same portion as a 150ml tonic can. |
| Ingredients and nutrition | Compare the same serving size and read the sweeteners on each label. Tesco Groceries lists 32kcal and 7.4g sugars per 150ml for standard Schweppes tonic, versus 3kcal and 0g sugars per 150ml for Slimline, which contains aspartame. | Some guests may want standard tonic while others prefer the Slimline formulation. I need to check the particular can rather than assume every light tonic has the same ingredients. |
| Drink choice | Decide whether you need tonic, a ginger drink, lemonade or more than one flavour. Check whether a larger can is intended as a standalone drink or for mixing. | I’d like guests who do not want tonic to have something they can drink on its own, as well as options for mixed drinks. |
Tesco Groceries lists sugar and sweetener in standard Schweppes tonic, while its Slimline listing says no sugar and identifies aspartame. A light tonic from another brand need not match either formulation.
Read the ingredients and nutrition panel for each exact flavour, particularly if a guest avoids a particular sweetener.
Sainsbury’s lists Fentimans Ginger Beer in 275ml cans, while Britvic’s May 2025 London Essence announcement describes crafted soda in 250ml cans. Neither is the same volume as a 150ml tonic can.
Plan individual soft drinks and mixer portions separately, using the can volume as well as the pack count.
Britvic announced its 330ml six-can tonic format in 2023 and London Essence multipacks in 2025. Those announcements describe formats, not what a particular shop carries now.
Check a current retailer listing for the flavour and pack size before planning drinks around it.
Tesco Groceries lists standard and Slimline tonic in 12x150ml can packs.
Tesco Groceries lists 8x150ml Premium Indian Tonic Water and 15x150ml light tonic can formats.
Its range includes tonic water and the Classic Ginger Beer 4x275ml pack listed by Sainsbury’s.
Britvic announced classic and zero-sugar Indian Tonic Water in 330ml six-can packs in September 2023.
Britvic announced 150ml six-can Crafted Lemonade and 250ml four-can Crafted Soda multipacks in May 2025.
These packs cover 150ml tonic cans and non-tonic lemonade or ginger ale cans for individual drinks while watching the football.
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Fifteen 150ml cans provide individual tonic portions for a gathering. The product information lists 15kcal and 3.8g sugars per 100ml and includes fructose, so check the label if guests want a no-sugar option.
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Twelve 150ml cans suit individual tonic serves. Tesco Groceries lists the Slimline version as having 0g sugars per 150ml; it contains aspartame and is a source of phenylalanine, so check the pack label if these matter to a guest.
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Eight 150ml cans offer individual tonic portions when fewer serves are needed. The product information lists 8.0g sugars per 100ml; check that serving basis when comparing it with other tonics.
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Twelve 150ml lemonade cans provide a non-tonic choice to serve on its own or use as a mixer. The product information identifies aspartame and sodium saccharin and notes a source of phenylalanine; check the label if these matter to a guest.
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Twelve 150ml ginger ale cans give guests another non-tonic drink that can be served on its own or used as a mixer. Check the package nutrition and ingredients label if energy values or sweeteners matter to your group.
Start with the guests likely to have a mixer and the number of drinks you expect to serve, then compare that with the can count. Tesco Groceries and Sainsbury’s list 150ml tonic packs containing 8, 12 or 15 cans; a 275ml ginger-beer can is a different-sized drink, not a like-for-like tonic portion.
No. Tesco Groceries lists different ingredients as well as nutrition figures for Schweppes standard and Slimline tonic: the standard version lists 32kcal and 7.4g sugars per 150ml, while Slimline lists 3kcal and 0g sugars per 150ml and contains aspartame. Read the label of the exact pack you choose.
Yes. Tonic, lemonade and ginger beer can be served as soft drinks on their own. If guests want both standalone drinks and mixed drinks, plan the can quantities for each rather than assuming everyone will use a mixer.
Check the can volume, ingredients and nutrition information for the exact flavour and pack. That is particularly useful when comparing standard with Slimline tonic, or when a guest wants to check for a particular sweetener.