Bitter lemon is a bitter lemon flavoured soft drink. Its signature taste is a result of inherently bitter lemon pith being reinforced by the bitter alkaloid quinine. The principal difference between tonic water and bitter lemon is the lemon juice, pith, and peel. The juice adds sour, offset by additional sweetener, and the oily peel fragrance. Bitter lemon is consumed both by itself and as a mixer, and is sold around the world. The generic bitter lemon drink dates back to 1834. Schweppes introduced its brand of bitter lemon in 1957. In South Africa the beverage is branded as Dry Lemon. Brands Australia • Schweppes Britain Schweppes Fever-Tree Canada Canada Dry The Great Jamaican Cameroon Bubble Up France Gini Israel Schweppes Kenya Krest Netherlands Royal Club Nigeria Teem Limca Somalia StrangeLove United States Polar Beverages Fever-Tree See also List of lemon dishes and beverages References Lemon sodas Quinine 1834 establishments Drink mixers