I love it. I set my SodaStream to “Violent”.
I fucking love sparkling water.
H*ck yeah, I’ll have some Polar Orange Vanilla any day of the week over a Fanta, it fuckin’ rules
Is that similar to a Schweppes?
Which one? I assume the former, as Fanta is a global brand… Polar is a brand of sparkling water, and one flavor is orange vanilla, a beloved flavor here in the States (popularized by orange vanilla popsicles, called “creamsicles”). I like it because It’s a good reproduction of a classic orange soda flavor, without the cloying sweetness of soda.
Same. I didn’t always love it, but once it grew on me… can’t get enough.
It just gives you tingles. I can’t go without actually…
I do like sparkling water very much!
I love it. Its like 10 times more refreshing than regular water.
It mimics soda in that it triggers the same release as I get from chugging soda. It’s a particular “refreshing” feeling that makes my eyes water. I suspect for soda it was the sugar addiction that gave me the release, but because both are carbonated it tricks my brain. Or maybe it’s the carbonation alone that triggers it.
Does anyone experience the same?
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.
I like it because it helps break my Coke addiction.
EDIT: Coca-Cola* addiction
I love how most the comments are the opposite.
… I too love sparkle water
I exclusively drink sparkling water
seltzer_addicts@lemmy.world in shambles
I disagree. The carbonic acid tingling on your tongue is what makes water not boring to me. I have to be really thirsty to actually want to drink uncarbonated water, but with some bubbles in it, it actually makes it a joy to drink.
I tried Perrier water (I think that’s its name) once and it was awful.
As an appreciator of sparkling water, I still found this comment hilarious.
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.
Sparkling water tastes like the Sprite machine is broken.
I’ve noticed that people who hate sparkling water are often soda drinkers. Makes sense.
My wife hates it, but I have always enjoyed it. It also works excellent to breakup thick mucous when you have had radiation to the neck area. Your thin mucous from salivary glands stop producing, while the thicker saliva keeps being formed. Regular water does hardly anything, the sparkling water breaks it up.
