I am getting tired of Topo Chico’s antics. What are your alternatives that you enjoy?
Loka and Ramlösa are very nice, I especially like Ramlösa Svarta Vinbär!
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If you’re only talking about plain I don’t have a recommendation, but for flavored I prefer Waterloo.
Cold tapwater + sodastream. You can filter your tapwater if needed in your area.
Replace Sodastream with a company that has less genocidal relations.
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I use a Drink Mate omnifiz. Used the same co2 carts as the soda steam.
Do they let you use other/regular CO2 cartridges, or are they locked into the special ones but the SodaStreams are?
They use the standard CO2 cylinders, not the soda stream quick connect ones. I got an omnifizz to replace my soda stream and have been really happy with it. It doesn’t need electricity (our soda stream needed to be plugged in, not sure if they have powerless models), and the way the cap works lets you carbonate pretty much anything without it spilling out when you open it.
DrinkMate are the main alternative.
I use a bar soda siphon.
I would say it depends on where you are, as some brands are not available in every country. IMO start backwards and find out which places near you offer canister refills or generic exchanges, and pick a compatible make. There’s also adapters that will let you plug in generic CO2 tanks into soda makers. Again, find local distributors of clean CO2, and you’ll have bigger refills for a fraction of the cost.
I use Arke for filtered water and carbonation, but I am in some respects a fancy bitch.
I got one of those too. Hooked it up to a co2 tank for a keg so don’t need to constantly refill
I love liquid deaths flavored sparkling water
Personally a San Pellegrino person but significant others hate small bubbles, Saratoga Springs seems to be the best compromise in the small vs big bubble debate.
San Pellegrino belongs to Nestlé. Fuck Nestlé!
Fuck Nestlé!
I like Waterloo for their flavors, but very little hits that super carbonation level that topo Chico does.
I have a soda stream I was gifted used from my aunt, and I like my tap water so I should give that a go.
Spindrift
I drink pamplemousse La Croix. I just really enjoy it, way more than any other flavor or brand.
Waterloo Grape is the closest to an actual sugar-soda taste I’ve had. Does a great job at fooling your mind and tastes like grape. I also like the Ginger-lime combos from them and Nixie. Ginger does a lot to add flavor.
Polar Seltzer
I remember reading somewhere posted a while back on a social media aggregated site where a bunch of professional food taste testers unanimously agreed Polar was the best.
Mineragua is my go-to these days.
What happened with Topo Chico? They’ve always been my go-to soda water.
According to Consumer Reports, Topo Chico consistently tested the highest for PFAS among carbonated waters. But they also said almost all store-bought carbonated waters tested positive for PFAS.
Not sure what OP’s reasonings are, but the brand is owned by Coca-Cola, which has ties with Israel and operates a bottling factory in the occupied West Bank.
Ah, that makes sense, thanks!
This is a crazy recommendation but I think Canada dry plain seltzer is basically as good as topo Chico. I got some at a gas station the other day cause I was dying of thirst and it was as good as topo Chico my wife thought so too.
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