I like San Pellegrino if I am dining. The smaller bubbles is just enough to clear the palate, but not belch. I like big, burpy bubbles if casually drinking a seltzer or eating a sandwich.
I only buy sparkling water that's been carbonated by mermaids living in the Aquitaine region of France. I find it has the perfect balance of bubbles (just enough to refreshingly tingle the tongue but not enough for us to belch like sailors), mineral content, and just a dash of saltiness I'm told is from their own tears. It's expensive, but my goodness it's worth it!
It seems pretty silly if not lazy to compare seltzer water (only carbonation) with Sparkling water (added minerals for taste). They are two separate products that have been around for centuries. You could have easily found a dozen different brands of seltzer water AND sparkling water at a well-stocked grocery store or beverage outlet.
I had a sparkling water ADDICTION for years, it was so bad that I couldn’t tolerate still water. After months of effort I was able to break my habit, only to tune-in to ATK to see all of my previous bubbly drugs of choice on display. FML!!!
I too am addicted to sparkling water. I like my bubbles intense and that initial sip is like a serious high. I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and pop a can open for a sip, then go back to bed. It’s a real problem and I wish I could stop.
@@rubygregory1992 I hear you, the struggle is real. I know it sounds silly, but when it starts interfering with your life it’s not fun. Sending you some habit breaking vibes. YOU GOT THIS!
Hahahaha thats so funny, I think I'm addicted. I started them to quit Monster energy drinks and now I drink the sparkly water way more than still water. I even make sure to look up that I wasn't replacing one possible cancer causing drink with another
San Pellegrino and Topo Chico are my favs. Interesting. I also like the PurAqua Belle Vie( Aldi brand) which are unbelievably cheap at about 25 cents usd each.
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.
@@jessicamarie8299 Only temporarily, since the water you drink stays in the body for a while. And the CO2 gas can make you feel bloated. But unless it has additives like sugar it doesn’t lead to weight gain.
I grew up in Germany where we have a multitude of sparkling waters, all from different springs. They are unflavored and all taste different. Over here I get Gerolsteiner when I can get it. The best! High in calcium. San Pellegrino is ok.
I just had a gerolsteiner for the second time recently, I swear I enjoy it more when the water is room temperature. I actually like San Pellegrino best after doing yard work and making it cold in the fridge.
I am going to have to try and track some Gerolsteiner down. I live in a small western colorado town so finding it might be a trek but I would love to have some.
@@pattiegaray7180 Thanks the closest Traders Joes is 4 hours away! HA! However my daughter lives near it and maybe I could convince her to bring me some the next time she comes over the mountain to visit.
I used to feel the same way. You get used to the taste quickly. Sometimes you just want something carbonated that is refreshing and cleans your palate but isn't sweet. Just plain water doesn't do that for me
How about mentioning that buying an under sink water filter system and making your own soda water is the best route. Instead of buying overpriced water in bottles.
Some people just don’t want to do that or they don’t drink enough to justify getting one putting in. There’s more work involved in that than you might think.
@@samdajellybeenie14 No there isn't. I have one myself and it took me a whole 1hour max installing it all in since I had no idea wtf I was doing with limited tools. Buying a 2-3 stage filter also doesn't cost much, you can find a good set for about $300. and the on-going costs of filters is almost nothing after that per year.
Finally someone that understands that mineral waters DO NOT taste all the same! Some are tarty, some have a sweet note, some are disgusting. I prefer san pellegrino bcs comes from my country. I like bubbles but not too much tht make your body inflate
As soon as they mentioned "eggy" I thought "sulfur." I grew up in an area where abandoned coal mines were draining sulfur and iron contaminated water into the creeks and rivers, and it smelled like rotting eggs.
Some of my family lives in an area that has sulfur water. It’s really unpleasant to drink. And it stains your bathroom fixtures also! Luckily, I grew up where we had well water! It was delicious! When our family came to visit, they would bring empty bottles and fill them with our water to bring home!
?They didn't test PH? Topo Chico is more acidic than Cola. Mountain Valley Spring Water should have been in the test. Which waters are available in glass should have also been addressed.
I drink perrier everyday, it's so refreshing and satisfying, Pellegrino seems like your drinking a flat soda water which is not what I want as I want carbonation when drinking a carbonated water lol have a great day everyone
San Pellegrino has the correct amount of carbonation to keep active it's superior types and levels of minerals. Which is why you drink mineral water 🤦🏼♀️
Topo Chico Proudly made in Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico, since the 19th century, Its name comes from the Cerro del Topo Chico, where there are hot springs and from its origin it was based in that place where tourists went to bathe in the mineralized waters of the Cerro del Topo Chico and the name is given since the hill looks like a Topo
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
Here in Chicagoland, a sparkling water from Poland- Naleczowianka is a runaway hit product carried in most grocery stores. The flavor profile is heavy, dry, and slightly salty. It beats any of these off-the-shelf brands I've tried, plus every water I tried on my trips to Europe.
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!
Spelegrino is by far and away the best flavored mineral water but i think kinda pricy if your just drinking it on its own beyond compare this rest are just somthing you mix with something else.Those tiny bubbles are the class of the field.
For a national brand, Pelegrino is very good. But you're missing the best one. When I discovered *Arrowhead* brand, I realized that the differences are not just talk. The differences are real, and Arrowhead is the best. I think it's cheaper than Pelegrino. It's available in northern California, but I'm not sure how far the brand reaches beyond that. Growing up in Minnesota I never imagined myself being a food or water snob, but if I can taste the difference, most of you probably can, too.
San Pellegrino in Italy is effervescent and is delicious. North American imported version has added carbonation and tastes completely different, more like pop...
I can't for the life of me understand Americas fascination with LaCroix water. I order product for our companies kitchens and I order TONS of every flavor of the stuff every week, I can't understand it, its horrible. SPINDRIFT is better if you want carbonated flavor water.
Gerolsteiner all day. Balanced mineral taste and carbonation is strong lasting a long time. San Pellegrino is a close second next to Perrier and only in glass bottles. Some may not like the mineral taste but it’s better for your hydration. Plain purified water dilutes your body of its minerals and actually makes you more thirsty = consuming more.
I bought a kegerator so I can have sparkling water on tap... I prefer bottled Perrier, but Topo Chico is very nice as well. I remember catching hell from people for drinking it 20 years ago... those same people now act like sparkling water snobs.
They should have compared sparkling water to sparkling water, not sparkling water to seltzer water. Pellegrino is sonhealthy and well loved around the world. Restaurants don’t compare seltzer to sparkling, and neither di most people, this show is a joke.
That’s a bit a let down- there are vast differences- e.g. Perrier - big bubbles, Badoit fine bubbles (strangely good carbonation but with very small bubbles) - with a very high sodium content- and so in…
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.
I like San Pellegrino if I am dining. The smaller bubbles is just enough to clear the palate, but not belch. I like big, burpy bubbles if casually drinking a seltzer or eating a sandwich.
San Pellgrino has this perfect calcium flavor. Love it.
This. I'll never have S.P. eating fatty foods
It’s owned by nestle
@@fobMCRspPATD Most food & beverages are owned by Nestle. What was your point?
@@fobMCRspPATD oh gods this better not be true.
I only buy sparkling water that's been carbonated by mermaids living in the Aquitaine region of France. I find it has the perfect balance of bubbles (just enough to refreshingly tingle the tongue but not enough for us to belch like sailors), mineral content, and just a dash of saltiness I'm told is from their own tears.
It's expensive, but my goodness it's worth it!
The secret to the carbonation and slight Sulphur taste is Mermaid farts.... thats how they do it..
@@aaronstately Yes, of course. I thought that was a given.
😂😂☠
@@CaptainFabulous84 Im a bit daft... i just realised.
WHY DO I WANT TO GOOGLE THE AQUATAINE REGION?!?!?
Finally, someone asking the real questions
I love Topo Chico because of the carbonation, I have left an open bottle out overnight and it’s still carbonated in the morning.
I love Topo Chico! It doesn't go flat before I can finish it.
I left it uncapped in the fridge for like 3 days and it still had plenty of bubbles! It’s THE BEST!
Always my #1
😂😂I literally just cracked open a polar and sat down and this was the first video in my feed ahhhhh deliciously justified!
I love topo chico!
Sure wish it was cheaper!!!
It seems pretty silly if not lazy to compare seltzer water (only carbonation) with Sparkling water (added minerals for taste).
They are two separate products that have been around for centuries.
You could have easily found a dozen different brands of seltzer water AND sparkling water at a well-stocked grocery store or beverage outlet.
I had a sparkling water ADDICTION for years, it was so bad that I couldn’t tolerate still water. After months of effort I was able to break my habit, only to tune-in to ATK to see all of my previous bubbly drugs of choice on display. FML!!!
To be fair, there are exponentially worse things to be hooked on than water.
I too am addicted to sparkling water. I like my bubbles intense and that initial sip is like a serious high. I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and pop a can open for a sip, then go back to bed. It’s a real problem and I wish I could stop.
@@rubygregory1992 I hear you, the struggle is real. I know it sounds silly, but when it starts interfering with your life it’s not fun. Sending you some habit breaking vibes. YOU GOT THIS!
Hahahaha thats so funny, I think I'm addicted. I started them to quit Monster energy drinks and now I drink the sparkly water way more than still water.
I even make sure to look up that I wasn't replacing one possible cancer causing drink with another
Why wasn’t Gerolsteiner included in this testing? It has the best flavor profile of natural mineral waters.
Have you tried Naleczowianka from Poland? I tried waters all across Europe, and this was my fave.
I know, right? Also, Mountain Valley Spring Water is another great candidate
I agree!
Richtig!
Richtig!
Pelegrino is great, but I love Topo Chico too.
Dude same. I want to be assaulted by them bubbles. Very aggressive
Topo chico is the best 🤗
@@maribelnieves6530 I agree, Topo Chico is the best! Great tasting and love those bubbles!
@@maribelnieves6530 dam right
Iconic.
I have a reputation for ALWAYS having Topo Chico in my fridge. I can't get enough of that intense carbonation!
Same!
Was off the chart for PFAs
...
Where do you purchase it from?
the glass bottle ones for sure, I bought a 1 liter plastic bottle one and it had barely any carbonation, wtf
I saw someone purchase that at Whole Foods. Everyone is raging about it in the comments. I will try it out.
Topo Chico all the way
I’m a San P fan, but it would have been helpful for them to discuss taste differences between the glass and plastic bottles. Tiny bubbles are best!
Glass all the way.
I live in Mexico and I drink Topo Chico everyday. It’s my favorite.
San Pellegrino and Topo Chico are my favs. Interesting. I also like the PurAqua Belle Vie( Aldi brand) which are unbelievably cheap at about 25 cents usd each.
In the UK Lidl have a sparkling mineral water (Saskia) which is really good and it's only £1.49 for 6x2 litre bottles.
My husband and I drink the Aldi regularly. It’s pretty great and cheap.
Topo Chico is king!
My favorite is Perrier.
I wish they had mentioned it.
Water from a glass bottle tastes much better than water from a can or plastic.
How was Perrier not included… odd.
I agree! It's our sparkling water of choice and is very popular in Canada. So strange that it's on the counter but not in the test!
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.
All these sparkling waters make you gain weight
@@jessicamarie8299 Only temporarily, since the water you drink stays in the body for a while. And the CO2 gas can make you feel bloated. But unless it has additives like sugar it doesn’t lead to weight gain.
@@MoreUngaMoreBunga Idk because I gained some weight and although the bloating went down I still have some bloating. I had to stop drinking them.
Costco's Kirkland brand is my house favorite.. I refer to it as "Faux-le-grino"
Topo Chico! Missed it when we moved to TN from TX. At last, it’s here now! The bubbles last!
I’ve found it in the ast few months at Kroger in Mississippi so maybe it’s up there somewhere.
I grew up in Germany where we have a multitude of sparkling waters, all from different springs. They are unflavored and all taste different. Over here I get Gerolsteiner when I can get it. The best! High in calcium. San Pellegrino is ok.
I just had a gerolsteiner for the second time recently, I swear I enjoy it more when the water is room temperature. I actually like San Pellegrino best after doing yard work and making it cold in the fridge.
I am going to have to try and track some Gerolsteiner down. I live in a small western colorado town so finding it might be a trek but I would love to have some.
@@SylviaRR I've found it at price chopper and whole foods if you have any of those nearby, good luck!
Sometimes Trader Joe’s has it !
@@pattiegaray7180 Thanks the closest Traders Joes is 4 hours away! HA! However my daughter lives near it and maybe I could convince her to bring me some the next time she comes over the mountain to visit.
Salty Seltzer water always reminds me of beer with no hops. If that makes sense 🤦♀️
Topo Chico by far is the best tasting and most refreshing but I’ve never tried Polar.
My favorite was ALWAYS San Pellegrino, until I was introduced to Topo Chico. Now, I get it because it's less expensive and packs a punch! 💥
So glad to hear Polar won. Ever since visiting Boston, it’s been a fave and now I’m able to get it in California. Win, win!
I'd love to see an ATK review of carbonation systems like soda stream and soda sense.
Drinkmate too, we love ours and by using filtered water you'd likely avoid Boston's finest tasting notes.
they did
www.cooksillustrated.com/equipment_reviews/2334-soda-makers?incode=MCSCD00L0&ref=new_search_experience_1
They did, and published the review less than a week ago. The top 3 machines are by SodaStream and the winning one is their Fizzi model.
Sodastream FTW!
I would mix carbonated water with concentrated juice and you get fresh soda without the sugar.
Welches grape juice and cranberry juice mixed!
I like a splash of lemon juice with my seltzer water.
I just love Jack. We gotta protect him at all costs ❤️
Me too!
Same!💛
Same, he seems so sweet
Protect him from what??
@@nancycy9039 anything and everything.
My favorite bubbles usually come in a glass bottle with a pop off cork
😂😂😂😂🍾🍾🍾
Viva Topo Chico!
Perrier all the way. Pellegrino tastes flat to me, and La Croix is only mediocre. Anything else is just...not worth mentioning.
I have no idea how people enjoy this stuff. It is extremely bitter and disgusting to me. Why not just drink regular water?
I used to feel the same way. You get used to the taste quickly. Sometimes you just want something carbonated that is refreshing and cleans your palate but isn't sweet. Just plain water doesn't do that for me
I used it as a beer replacement. Gave me the bitter bubbly feel without the alcohol. I still drink beer just not as often.
Oh, you made a Worcester native proud. Polar #1
Just like champagne, the smaller and more delicate the bubbles the finer the product!
how did I know the second one was Topo Chico from the moment that glass was shown?
Priya, Sohla, Sofi, Fa you need to be payed for this recommendation
How about mentioning that buying an under sink water filter system and making your own soda water is the best route. Instead of buying overpriced water in bottles.
Some people just don’t want to do that or they don’t drink enough to justify getting one putting in. There’s more work involved in that than you might think.
@@samdajellybeenie14 No there isn't. I have one myself and it took me a whole 1hour max installing it all in since I had no idea wtf I was doing with limited tools.
Buying a 2-3 stage filter also doesn't cost much, you can find a good set for about $300. and the on-going costs of filters is almost nothing after that per year.
They did mention that in the video. That was literally one of the 4 options.
Finally someone that understands that mineral waters DO NOT taste all the same! Some are tarty, some have a sweet note, some are disgusting. I prefer san pellegrino bcs comes from my country. I like bubbles but not too much tht make your body inflate
I did a taste test a few months ago with my wife. The Italian sparkling water from Costco was far better than San Pel.
As soon as they mentioned "eggy" I thought "sulfur." I grew up in an area where abandoned coal mines were draining sulfur and iron contaminated water into the creeks and rivers, and it smelled like rotting eggs.
Some of my family lives in an area that has sulfur water. It’s really unpleasant to drink. And it stains your bathroom fixtures also!
Luckily, I grew up where we had well water! It was delicious! When our family came to visit, they would bring empty bottles and fill them with our water to bring home!
?They didn't test PH?
Topo Chico is more acidic than Cola.
Mountain Valley Spring Water should have been in the test.
Which waters are available in glass should have also been addressed.
Perrier is on the table. Why was it not included in the taste test?
TINY BUBBLES IN MY GIN. MAKES ME HAPPY. MAKES ME GRIN.
I drink perrier everyday, it's so refreshing and satisfying, Pellegrino seems like your drinking a flat soda water which is not what I want as I want carbonation when drinking a carbonated water lol have a great day everyone
Completely agree with you. Clean clear and refreshing!
Hi Test Kitchen, please bake some Carrot Cake for us. A moist but not too sweet Carrot Cake. Thank u from South Africa
Why no Perrier?
Better in glass. Topo Chico is my favorite by far.
Oooo interesting! My friends think I'm crazy when I say there's a difference. PROOF!
Not sure if it's regional but Mountain Valley is my favorite.
🙌🙌🙌 MVSW ftw! 🙌🙌🙌
Perrier. Lime. Hands down.
What about Aha? LaCroix? Clear American? Bubbly? This taste test left out what are by far the most popular brands in the South.
Well, dear, remember they're up north up in Boston...
Topi Chico should definitely be #1. If flavored, then San Pelligrino
San Pellegrino has the correct amount of carbonation to keep active it's superior types and levels of minerals. Which is why you drink mineral water 🤦🏼♀️
Topo Chico! or... appreciable discomfort - "death" is a bit much
Topo Chico Proudly made in Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico, since the 19th century, Its name comes from the Cerro del Topo Chico, where there are hot springs and from its origin it was based in that place where tourists went to bathe in the mineralized waters of the Cerro del Topo Chico and the name is given since the hill looks like a Topo
Gerolsteiner is my favorite, I’ll take s. pellegrino if that’s not available and la croix if I want flavored water
I got hooked on Topo Chico a few years ago and now I use it where I used to use club soda or tonic as a mixer, especially with vodka or bourbon.
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
I really like Polar orange-vanilla seltzer water, but it's difficult to find.
This.
San Pellegrino and Topo Chico are my favorites!
Topo Gigio is by far the best. Loved the way Ed Sullivan used to say the name.
Here in Chicagoland, a sparkling water from Poland- Naleczowianka is a runaway hit product carried in most grocery stores. The flavor profile is heavy, dry, and slightly salty. It beats any of these off-the-shelf brands I've tried, plus every water I tried on my trips to Europe.
Used to live in Chicago and I miss this so much, can't even order it online
Topo Chico definitely the Best!!!🎉
I like Pellegrino too . Love the “champagne like “ bubbles . I’m with her !!!
If Topo Chico isn’t the winner I’ll be livid!
I like Ice Mountain and store brands, but I'm budget conscious.
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!
I confess I am a la croix addict.
Topo Chico has good carbonation that lasts. Love it!
Spelegrino is by far and away the best flavored mineral water but i think kinda pricy if your just drinking it on its own beyond compare this rest are just somthing you mix with something else.Those tiny bubbles are the class of the field.
Pellegrino and Saratoga for me
I thought I'd *pop* in here with a quick food pun..
But it just *fizzled.*
TOPO CHICO!!! My favorite
Nope, I like San Pellegrino.
For a national brand, Pelegrino is very good. But you're missing the best one. When I discovered *Arrowhead* brand, I realized that the differences are not just talk. The differences are real, and Arrowhead is the best. I think it's cheaper than Pelegrino. It's available in northern California, but I'm not sure how far the brand reaches beyond that. Growing up in Minnesota I never imagined myself being a food or water snob, but if I can taste the difference, most of you probably can, too.
Hola chica yo siempre los vro en la television soy mexicana pero vivo en los Angeles ca 💖❤💋💋🍀🌷🌹🌹👋👋🙏🙏🍷🍷🍺🍺🍺
Topo chico is my favorite
San Pellegrino in Italy is effervescent and is delicious. North American imported version has added carbonation and tastes completely different, more like pop...
Topo Chico all the way 💖😍
Waterloo is my favorite brand of flavored sparkling water.
I can't for the life of me understand Americas fascination with LaCroix water. I order product for our companies kitchens and I order TONS of every flavor of the stuff every week, I can't understand it, its horrible. SPINDRIFT is better if you want carbonated flavor water.
Rambler is really good but I also really like Lacroix and Waterloo. Don’t really like the unflavored but the infused like Grapefruit, Black Cherry
Topo Chico all the way!
No like Too Chico. Too many bubbles. Lots of big burps. Like San Pellegrino. Small bubbles, no burps. Well, sometimes burps, if I drinks a big bottle.
Gerolsteiner all day. Balanced mineral taste and carbonation is strong lasting a long time.
San Pellegrino is a close second next to Perrier and only in glass bottles.
Some may not like the mineral taste but it’s better for your hydration. Plain purified water dilutes your body of its minerals and actually makes you more thirsty = consuming more.
Polar is the BEST .....Black Cherry or the Lime and Raspberry are both wonderfully refreshing
Which sparkling water has the least bubbles? The bigger the bubbles, the more they burn my Throat and tongue.
LOL I think it's funny how a 100 years ago this was all the rage. Sparkling Water was so popular and people bathed in them and now it's popular again.
Topo Chico is the best. Second best goes to Liquid Death for me. Best Flavored is Poland Seltzer cherry.
I bought a kegerator so I can have sparkling water on tap... I prefer bottled Perrier, but Topo Chico is very nice as well.
I remember catching hell from people for drinking it 20 years ago... those same people now act like sparkling water snobs.
Totally addicted to an ice cold Topo Chico right now 😋
Drinking lime flavored Perrier as I watch this. Meanwhile, I KNEW that lightly carbonated one was Pellegrino. Nice!!
They should have compared sparkling water to sparkling water, not sparkling water to seltzer water. Pellegrino is sonhealthy and well loved
around the world. Restaurants don’t compare seltzer to sparkling, and neither di most people, this show is a joke.
That’s a bit a let down- there are vast differences- e.g. Perrier - big bubbles, Badoit fine bubbles (strangely good carbonation but with very small bubbles) - with a very high sodium content- and so in…
Sparkling water is garbage. If I wanted sulfur or salt in my water, well........I’d never want such a nasty thing.
Topochico is my drink
You need to watch the video from 'My Name Is Andong' about seltzer/Selters/sparkling water.
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.
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.