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[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 46 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Sparkling water is delicious

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 weeks ago

Who doesn't like the taste of static?

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 34 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

It't what you get used to. I used to drink colas, but since I changed to sparkling water, sodas all taste like drinking molassis

[–] sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 4 weeks ago

Cold sparkling water is the way

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Loblaws in Canada sells carbonated water in soda flavours.

The cola one is one of my favourites. Orange cream soda and regular cream soda are also good. Root beer one is also good.

These make excellent mixers for when you don't want extra sugar in your cocktails, but she's take some trial and error to make work

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The PC cranberry gingerale flavoured soda water is 10/10

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Not my jam but glad you love it

There's a black cherry vanilla one by Western Family(Overweightea group) that's really good too

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[–] garretble@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I can drink soda all day (I don’t, but you know what I mean), but a sparkling anything just tastes horrible.

Heh, there’s been a can in my fridge for months now that someone left after a party. I need to get them to come back and drink it.

[–] Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 32 points 4 weeks ago

I love drinking TV static. Sodas are too damn sweet and unhealthy. Flavored sparkling water / seltzer is crisp and just different enough from regular water to keep it interesting.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

It's water with all the bitterness of carbonic acid with nothing to cut the bitterness. It's even worse when it contains quinine. 🤢

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The whole point is to contain quinine, to stave off malaria.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah but bitter is awesome. Coffee, green tea, beer, etc. I'll take bitter over sweet any day

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Green tea

I like green tea because it's sweet. White/baby tea is even sweeter.

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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 weeks ago

But sparkling water is kiki and a CRT tv is bouba

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 6 points 4 weeks ago

When I was traveling around eastern Europe years ago, I kept making the mistake of getting sparkling water when I would ask for a bottle of water as that would be the default choice. Sometimes they'd ask "with gas?" but they didn't always ask, and I'm too stupid to learn from my mistakes.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

In the summer, you put a heavy pinch of sea salt and lemon juice in a glass of sparkling water and it's totally amazing. I was so upset with myself having only tried this at the end of August.

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

tf kind of mocktail is this?

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's basically fizzy Gatorade. The salt is electrolytes, and there's natural sugar in the juice.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Sparkling water doesn't just taste like water with bubbles in it. It has a weird chemical taste on top of everything else which there's some reason people seem to ignore.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Carbonic acid

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

You may be thinking of mineral water? Or tonic, which has quinine. I love a good high-tds mineral water, don't much care for tonic though.

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 6 points 3 weeks ago
[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Iced cold sparkling spring water is the way to go in the UK.

I emphasize "spring" because in the UK for the seller to put that on the label, the water actually has to be bottled from a proper natural water spring, no additional added shit (aside from the carbonation).

I used to hate sparkling water for the reasons listed above, but since I have been drinking less high sugar carbonated drinks, that super cold sparkling water has helped massively as a great substitute, especially when having it with a meal.

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Flavored sparkling water is where its at. Theres also a brand, that has squeezed fruit juices in it. I forgot its name. But they have a lime mint one that slaps.

[–] AgaveInMyAss@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah. Their pineapple one is pretty good as well.

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[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

Discount grocery store house brand is TV static. No doubt

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I always associated it with the smell of the static charge that your TV gave off with one of those old tube TVs.

[–] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Holding your tounge close to a charged crt really tastes like sparkling water

[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

I like my spicy water.

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 4 points 4 weeks ago

I prefer plain sparkling water. No flavors or sweetener, just bubbles. Unfortunately my bladder doesn't agree that it's the best way to consume liquid, so now I'm dehydrated all the time because I can't convince myself to just drink still water like a normal human

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Oh he's right.

[–] Una@europe.pub 3 points 4 weeks ago

I like, kinda sweet taste, not strong sweet but kinda lightly sweet.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

its like unflavored beer. Alkaseltzer

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

wakes me up better than coffee

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

Exposure therapy

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

My bubbles.

[–] udon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

se jermins lov it

[–] kyub@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Always prefered "medium" sparkly. Still water is just bland. Sure you can drink it if there's nothing else but it's just bland. When it's too sparkly though it kind of distracts from the taste of the water itself too much I think, which also isn't great because it subjectively feels like you didn't drink that much because it doesn't feel as refreshing. So I like the middle ground the most.

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[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sparkling water is sour but I love the bubbles.

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

When I was younger I used to love vintage seltzer so goddamn much but then i hit my mid 30s and had to switch the regular ass water because it huwt my tummy.

At one point to save money and time I just got a carbonation cap and a c02 tank from a homebrew shop. It was like $100 but I drank so much that it paid for itself in a few months

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My wife and daughter go through a case of that Bubly stuff in less than a week

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