Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Julia to a tasting of sparkling water.
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Arrowhead and Trader Joe's house brand.
i love san pellegrino
Try Singha soda water….you'll thank me later…
Yup..Topo Chico is my second favorite because it has a lot of bubbles…but my number one favorite comes from Thailand and it's called Singha soda water,the best in my opinion,,same makers as Singha Beer ..
Disgusting!
No Vintage seltzer? Wow, these two talking heads lost all their credibility.
I'm surprised that San Pellegrino was so low in ranking, and that Perrier didn't even make it.
I love San Pellegrino. Nice choice, ma'am.
False taste test.
I have tested all of them but , I preferer Perrier !
Words of advice for Americans who want to go to France : La Croix is sold in white opaque plastic bottles there, and it's bleach, not sparkling water.
Who would want to drink carbonated fart water
I like Lime or Orange Perrier
S. Pellegrino is the healthy choice. It takes 30 years from it to run through the Italian Alps, collecting minerals and sulphur. The others are crap.
On occasion when we overeat and open a nice cold bottle of topo chico and the bubbles are so darn nice that even your next door neighbor hears your loud burb, only then do you appreciate how good Topo Chico is!
Polar Cranberry Lime is my favorite seltzer of all time.
Please do a taste test of tonic waters! 🙂
I am a tiny bubbles person, too. Always drink Pellegrino.
Or just have clean water sources in your taps.
I really don't like Pelegrino at all. I am a seltzer person.
Thank you!
Sparkling water is garbage. If I wanted sulfur or salt in my water, well……..I’d never want such a nasty thing.
I’m a total water snob but for bubble watering LOOOVE the generic Safeway & Albertsons brand cans…so crisp and refreshing
Why was Perrier excluded from the test ? You definitely Had the can sitting there on display. However comparing should be all bottles, or all cans. Cans change flavor of water.
European waters can't hide fluoride like practically all waters from USA have in them with putting it on the label.
San Pellagrino I can still buy in glass and not toxic plastic.
Glad they did not include one rare brand which is, hands down, the nicest I've ever consumed. Stuff is jaw dropping! By the way, it is not Perrier which I like, but curiously, was NOT included in the glass, yet is in the line-up. Jokers!
You might want to analyze the “natural flavor” in these seltzers. Although natural flavor is from natural sources, it’s chemically altered for flavor enhancement.
I like San Pellegrino and Topo Chico but I prefer Perrier. 😄
I like the San Pellegrino flavored waters. Lemon, Blood Orange and Black Raspberry, Black Cherry Pomegranate. I've only seen these flavors at the Grocery Outlet
Topo Chico definitely the Best!!!🎉
I love Pellegrino…love smaller bubbles and less bubbles
Pellegreeny or Perriyayo all the way
Pellegrino, my favorite!
The tap water has a slight hint of decomposed dead body.
Pellegrino allll day everyday and I actually really like the target brand of sparkling water.
My personal favorite is Mineragua.
You need to watch the video from 'My Name Is Andong' about seltzer/Selters/sparkling water.
Gerolsteiner! High mineral content is best.
💫 still water
Love me some Polar!
Pellegrino all the way
The best sparkling water is the one you make at home in your sodastream. Transporting water across countries is just plain stupid. Not to mention all the plastic waste. Don't carry home water if you can drink it from your faucet!! And if you have to buy, find water that comes from your area.
Pellegrino is the best, but polar is a close second for me.
I only drink sparkling water and tried many and I found that Aldi brand lemon lime is the BEST and it cost 50 cents a bottle next is the original plain sparkling water is Lidal store brand at 55 cents a bottle ! Very good and effervescent!!