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Same. I didn’t always love it, but once it grew on me… can’t get enough.

H*ck yeah, I’ll have some Polar Orange Vanilla any day of the week over a Fanta, it fuckin’ rules

Pasta sauce? Prithee, to what end result?

They're not wrong. It's indecipherable chaos for your tastebuds. Bubbles are exploding on the top of your tongue, and your taste buds are randomly teased by the faintest hint of fruit flavor... that is, when they're not being assaulted by carbonation.

I’ve noticed that people who hate sparkling water are often soda drinkers. Makes sense.

Yes, exactly

Yes. The sight pain of the carbonation is what I like. It's like the cold in ice cream, hiding but slowly giving way to the flavor and sweet and creamy. But in soda like cola, it's the spicy/pain giving way to an acidic/sweet aftertaste. So, to save money, not destroy my teeth, and to not just drink soda all the time, an at-home carbonator works great. Then, if you really need sweet or something, a little squirt of mio, lemon, or whatever other flavor add-in is fantastic. And if you buy that one carbonator, you can carbonate whatever you want, like milk or juice.

I swear to you, also, the type of container AND straw AND ICE matters way more than you know. McDonald's has put an insane amount of science and engineering behind their soft drinks. Those straws are some of the best in the world, and nobody even knows. Think about the comparison to the experience to a paper straw and you will start to understand.

100%. I especially get a craving for coke after having carbs or fried foods. I recently tried Topo and have fallen in love with it since it fills that craving. But make no mistake, other sparkling waters to me taste like shit. Topo just hits different.

This guy knows mucous

I like other brands but I like it. But it’s not supposed to taste like juice or soda. It’s different

CO2 molecules are heavier and denser than water, and in a closed container, it isn't in gaseous form. So sparkling water is heavier than normal water of the same volume.

The base water doesn't have to taste as good. It's the reason I sparkle my chalky-ass tap water at home

Yeah there's some real bounce to that idea

@chaosppe

@Krafting

Jon Kapecki sez...

Inexpensive sparkling waters are usually produced from purified water than comes from a municipal water supply, that is, like the stuff from your tap but undergoing additional purification for quality control, and it is artificially carbonated.

Many expensive sparkling waters come from privately-owned natural springs and may have distinct mineral compositions that could affect flavor. Additionally, they may be naturally carbonated. Though the exact labelling differs from country to country (and sometimes from state to state), the label should tell you.

(Recently Perrier had to change its label in Europe from ''Naturally Carbonated'' to one reading ''Natural Mineral Water Fortified With Gas From the Spring.'' Though the carbon dioxide gas did indeed come from the spring, it was collected and added to the water during processing.)

Other expensive sparkling waters are imported, and shipping water across the globe costs money.

Finally, some sparkling waters are just priced higher for the prestige value. After all, would your favorite rap star sip cheap sparkling water while fingering his bling?