the WATER topic

[tommy]

Anybody seen DNA?  Something I saw a couple of years ago.  It was bottled water with alcohol.  Unless my memory fails me.

no no, that's coors light you're thinking of.

but here's the flashy website of the stuff i think you're talking about.

Edited February 5, 2003 by tommy (log)

[nerissa]

Jason, are you thinking of Gerolsteiner?

My boyfriend and I are sparkling water whores. We buy cases of Pelligrino from Costco and at least 6 bottles of Gerolsteiner/Poland Spring a week.

We also have a Brita filter. I used to be on a Evian kick, but now I prefer Poland Spring--but we buy Ice Mountain, and it is fine.

I really hate Dasani--it's just tap water, and that water bottled by Pepsi. The name escapes me at the moment.

I grew up on bottled water- the barreled kind, as lead was reported to be in the drinking system where I grew up.

[Jason Perlow]

No I mean sparkling Poland Spring, the flavored kind with just a bit of lemon or lime zest flavor.

http://www.mainegoodies.com/food/polandspring

Ediot: apprently they have mandarin orange and raspberry also.

[elyse]

Isn't that repulsive (DNA)? Thanks, Tommy.

I hate Evian. I think it tastes powdery.

[claire797]

I don't like drinking water.

[Nick]

No I mean sparkling Poland Spring, the flavored kind with just a bit of lemon or lime zest flavor.

http://www.mainegoodies.com/food/polandspring

Ediot: apprently they have mandarin orange and raspberry also.

Poland Spring is not naturally carbonated; it's CO2 added. Also, at least some years ago, the flavored waters also contained corn syrup. I tried a few sips and poured the rest down the drain. Maybe they've changed and no longer add the corn syrup. I'll have to check out a bottle tomorrow. Things have probably changed (in many ways) since they were bought out by Nestle.

I couldn't get the link to work, so tracked down this one to the same company.

Maine Goodies

[seawakim]

I drink PUR water filtered from the tap.

I don't drink it for taste, it's merely for indulgent hydration.

When drinking water for any other reason, it's always San Pellegrino.

[Haggis man]

I grew up in the bottle water business (that my father had in DC/VA/MD. My fav was a us brand called Mountain Valley Water out of hot springs AK. THe water is very clean and a mineral water. It has been in the senate and on the President's table for years. In addition, we carrried all the major Eurpeon waters out there. I liked many of them and each had unique properties and tastes. I still drink Mountain Valley as well as filtered watered. I would love to make my own sparkling water ( any ideas?).

I agree that most waters are overpriced and water definitly tastes better in/out of glass bottles. Many so called naturually carbonated waters have extra carbonation added to them for shipping.