I am getting tired of Topo Chico’s antics. What are your alternatives that you enjoy?

  • Zarlin@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Cold tapwater + sodastream. You can filter your tapwater if needed in your area.

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      1 month ago

      Replace Sodastream with a company that has less genocidal relations.

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    1 month ago

    What happened with Topo Chico? They’ve always been my go-to soda water.

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      1 month ago

      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.

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      1 month ago

      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.

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    1 month ago

    Orange Vanilla by polar springs.

    Or anything in my DIY sodastream setup ;)

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    1 month ago

    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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    1 month ago

    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.

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    I’ve tried a bunch but found almost all the bottled fizz I can buy to be quite bitter. I own one of those carbon sifon things now. Probably better known as sodastream in the Americas

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    1 month ago

    I drink pamplemousse La Croix. I just really enjoy it, way more than any other flavor or brand.

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    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.

  • stoy@lemmy.zip
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    1 month ago

    Loka and Ramlösa are very nice, I especially like Ramlösa Svarta Vinbär!

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      Endast andra land har likasom vatten är tjeck. Men det har 4g socker i deras vatten och DWM har aven druvor smak. Jättegott.

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    1 month ago

    Personally my favourite is Nabeghlavi. I’m assuming that you’re in North America based on your current choice, in which case I checked and you’re in luck they do actually distribute to the US and Canada so you might want to look out for it but I imagine that as it’s imported it would be a bit pricey.

    Nabeghlavi distribution map

    My other personal recommendations are Borjomi or Maravella.