Have you heard about Espresso Tonic o Tonic coffee? If you still don’t know this name, you will soon listen to it. The refreshing combination of espresso, tonic water and ice It has become a trend and, in Italy, it is already pointed out as the star drink 2025.
Although in Tiktok the videos about the call abound Coffee Tonicthe truth is that this drink is far from being a novelty. Its origin dates back to 2007, in Oslo, when a barista, who worked alongside the future founders of the Swedish Kappi Roasters, decided to mix an espresso with the tonic that had left over a party. The result surprised everyone: a refreshing combination that, since then, conquered coffee lovers worldwide.
Months after that fortuitous experiment, the mixture was perfected and incorporated into the Koppi Roasters menu, a small cafeteria in Helsingborg, Sweden, under the name Coffee & tonic. The concoction remained in the letter until the closing of the premises in 2017, always among the public’s favorites.
In 2014, the recipe crossed the Atlantic and settled in coffee shops in New York, San Francisco and New Orleans, where it quickly gained adherents. A year later, in 2015, he arrived in Japan, according to the guide Tokyo weekends. There, the baristas not only adopted the drink, but also began experimenting with new flavors to give a creative turn to the original formula.
The global trend that combines freshness, taste and style
The effervescence of the tonic, with its characteristic bitterness, a subtle sweetness and citrus notes, It manages to balance the intensity and acidity of the espresso, resulting in a refreshing and complex flavor drink. To this is added the contrast of temperatures – a freezing ice cream against freshly extracted coffee – that further enhances freshness. Its visual attraction, with well -defined layers and sparkling bubbles, has also made it a favorite of social networks, especially on Instagram.
