Mineral Waters

[Stelth]

I'd like to know what mineral waters you like, and why. I drink a little sparkling mineral water, such as Perrier and S. Pellegrino, but I'm more interested in the still variety. Right now I have some Mountain Valley Spring Water in the fridge. Today I drank one called Resource which seems nice, although it certainly doesn't have a neutral flavor.

I'm looking for water bottled at the source, rather than water which is first purified and then has some minerals added to it. Strong levels of potassium, calcium, and magnesium are a plus for me.

 

[4D-56]

There are very few genuine spring waters. Many will speak of being bottled at source but are from wells since the spring has dried up. Mountain Valley is one of the few good ones, the source is an ancient spring.

You might know that sparkling waters are very acidic and IMO should not be drank.

Longer term, my encouragement to you is to not support one of THE dirtiest industries on the planet: the bottled water industry. Its just not sustainable and is exacerbating the BIG problem that water will become, sooner rather than later. We are fast running out of potable water.

also, you could go to findaspring.com to see if you have a spring near you. As far as im concerned, spring water is what we should all be drinking but we humans have made a mess of this subject too.

I think it would be awesome to drive to a spring, if close, and bottle (in glass) some ancient water. Water from a spring is quite possibly the only unpolluted substance on the planet.

 

[GSCJR]

Drinking "Galvanina" right now, it's carbonated. I refuse to buy natural spring water anymore. I will however buy Acqua Panna from San Pel whenever I'm in the US, seems to show up in more places than up here in Canada. Enjoy sparkling water very much, drink it everyday.

 

[yonyon]

I don't get this buying spring water thing. Spring water is the stuff that runs out of the ground at the park and has no chlorine or testing to demonstrate that it's safe to drink, right? If you like that stuff, why not just load up the car with empties, drive to the spring, and fill up for free?

 

[Kuato]

In the US, many brands of "spring water" are actually straight from the tap.

There's a reason that "Evian" is "naive" backwards.

 

[Shannow]

I prefer these ones, you pump straight out of the ground as a tourist, or have delivered in 10 gal pressure tanks...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_Springs,_Victoria#Mineral_Springs

My Gran used to have a tank on the back porch, which was a brew of a couple of the springs.

 

[simple_gifts]

Originally Posted By: Kuato
In the US, many brands of "spring water" are actually straight from the tap.

There's a reason that "Evian" is "naive" backwards.



Aren't you referring to bottled water?

"Everest" bottled water is from the municipal water supply of Corpus Christi TX

 

[HarblongCassidy]

Anytime I'm not drinking tap water (I drink tap water 90% of the time), I'm most likely drinking "purified water," AKA glorified tap water that's probably only marginally less hard than my tap water.

 

[SrDriver]

My favorite came from the Land Of Sky Blue Waters.

See the video clip below.

 

[dparm]

Sparkling mineral waters do NOT come from the tap. Bottled water generally does.

That being said, if I do drink sparkling mineral water, I prefer San Pellegrino or Voss Sparkling. Perrier is far too acidic and tastes weird.

 

[tom slick]

I like Gerolsteiner for sparkling mineral water. It has a very strong flavor.

 

[pandus13]

here in chicago we are more blessed: we have polish/east european grocery stores.
they have some variety from different countries: poland, italy, romania, ukraine.

please remember that some mineral waters are intended for external use (depending on what
they naturally have in).
mineral waters have been use for treatment of various things for thousands of years.

you may inquire about mexico's hot springs/therapeutical springs.
we have them in US, but when i hear "spa" i'm thinking heavy chlorinated nauseating hot tap water.

 

[Stelth]

Originally Posted By: stro_cruiser
There are very few genuine spring waters. Many will speak of being bottled at source but are from wells since the spring has dried up. Mountain Valley is one of the few good ones, the source is an ancient spring.

You might know that sparkling waters are very acidic and IMO should not be drank.

Longer term, my encouragement to you is to not support one of THE dirtiest industries on the planet: the bottled water industry. Its just not sustainable and is exacerbating the BIG problem that water will become, sooner rather than later. We are fast running out of potable water.

also, you could go to findaspring.com to see if you have a spring near you. As far as im concerned, spring water is what we should all be drinking but we humans have made a mess of this subject too.

I think it would be awesome to drive to a spring, if close, and bottle (in glass) some ancient water. Water from a spring is quite possibly the only unpolluted substance on the planet.



Thanks for the link. Carlsbad Mineral Spa is less than 50 miles from me, and they offer both cash-and-carry water as well as mineral baths. I'd also be interested in why you think the bottled water industry is contributing to the shortage of clean water. Clean water and sanitation are concerns of mine.

Originally Posted By: Shannow
I prefer these ones, you pump straight out of the ground as a tourist, or have delivered in 10 gal pressure tanks...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_Springs,_Victoria#Mineral_Springs
Awesome. And, as mentioned above, it looks like there is such a place near me.

Originally Posted By: dparm
Sparkling mineral waters do NOT come from the tap. Bottled water generally does.

That being said, if I do drink sparkling mineral water, I prefer San Pellegrino or Voss Sparkling. Perrier is far too acidic and tastes weird.


I've always liked the "weird" taste of Perrier. However, as pointed out by stro_cruiser, it seems that it now comes from a well rather than a spring. Plus, it's now owned by Nestle Waters, which makes me distrustful. As far as acidity, Wikipedia says 5.46, but the Water Quality Report from 2010 (latest one I could find) says 7.2.

I'm glad I asked the question, and I got some responses from you guys that have made me think, and do some more research. Seems like the bottled water industry, and a large part of the "mineral water" industry are pretty shady.

 

[4D-56]

Originally Posted By: Stelth
Originally Posted By: stro_cruiser
There are very few genuine spring waters. Many will speak of being bottled at source but are from wells since the spring has dried up. Mountain Valley is one of the few good ones, the source is an ancient spring.

You might know that sparkling waters are very acidic and IMO should not be drank.

Longer term, my encouragement to you is to not support one of THE dirtiest industries on the planet: the bottled water industry. Its just not sustainable and is exacerbating the BIG problem that water will become, sooner rather than later. We are fast running out of potable water.

also, you could go to findaspring.com to see if you have a spring near you. As far as im concerned, spring water is what we should all be drinking but we humans have made a mess of this subject too.

I think it would be awesome to drive to a spring, if close, and bottle (in glass) some ancient water. Water from a spring is quite possibly the only unpolluted substance on the planet.



Thanks for the link. Carlsbad Mineral Spa is less than 50 miles from me, and they offer both cash-and-carry water as well as mineral baths. I'd also be interested in why you think the bottled water industry is contributing to the shortage of clean water. Clean water and sanitation are concerns of mine.

Originally Posted By: Shannow
I prefer these ones, you pump straight out of the ground as a tourist, or have delivered in 10 gal pressure tanks...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_Springs,_Victoria#Mineral_Springs
Awesome. And, as mentioned above, it looks like there is such a place near me.

Originally Posted By: dparm
Sparkling mineral waters do NOT come from the tap. Bottled water generally does.

That being said, if I do drink sparkling mineral water, I prefer San Pellegrino or Voss Sparkling. Perrier is far too acidic and tastes weird.


I've always liked the "weird" taste of Perrier. However, as pointed out by stro_cruiser, it seems that it now comes from a well rather than a spring. Plus, it's now owned by Nestle Waters, which makes me distrustful. As far as acidity, Wikipedia says 5.46, but the Water Quality Report from 2010 (latest one I could find) says 7.2.

I'm glad I asked the question, and I got some responses from you guys that have made me think, and do some more research. Seems like the bottled water industry, and a large part of the "mineral water" industry are pretty shady.


Nestle needs to BURN...along with Vivendi and others i cant bring to mind...They are buying up the 'rights' to water all over the world, they know its becoming an issue and are ready to make a killing $$$$. They are pulling vast amounts of water out of streams accross the country, throwing off the balance of the hydrological system and not caring, profit comes first. Water belongs to NO ONE, its a basic human right for every creature on the planet, again: corporations.

I highly recommend films such as F.L.O.W. (For Love Of Water) and "Blue Gold: World Water wars"

The plastic that is involved is mind blowing, its a waste of precious finite oil, its a MAJOR global pollution issue, along with the zillions of gallons of gasoline/diesel used to transport something that comes out of your tap. PLUS, look at how much we pay for bottled water...we're insane and truly, you see more and more, thru this topic the dire need for us humans to wake up and simply stop adding to this issue.

Matt Damon has an awesome organisation called water.org, i may end up working for them at some point, i can not sit on the sidelines for much longer.
I only drink bottled water when forced (travelling) and hate having to. Ill actually go thirsty before buying it if im caught short, which can be rough in a South Florida summer!! I carry a brown glass, 1 Gallon water just every where i go. It stays in the car and i drink when i need to.

someone thats really awesome is a guy called Daniel Vitalis. He calls himself a raw spring water hunter and knows a TON about water...many great YouTube vids to be found..

I'd be happy to share more with you, talk, whatever. Im passionate about water on all levels.

Wishing you well, fellow oil sniffer

 

[simple_gifts]

Do a youtube search on Penn and Teller's show called B S; they have a hysterical segment on bottled water, most of which they pulled out of a garden hose connected to NYC municipal water supply (which is consistently rated as high quality) They serve it at high $$ restaurants and people rate it as being much better than regular tap water. Foul language and show title prohibit me from posting a link here.