![]() Sparkling mineral water is made with natural spring or well water, which means it has naturally occurring minerals (like salts and sulphur compounds) in it. These minerals give it a slightly saltier taste than seltzer, which makes it a favorite of bartenders for mixed drinks. This is the bubbly stuff that’s most likely to come flavored, since it’s such a neutral canvas it’s the base for your LaCroix and those less-delicious Poland Spring flavored guys you get at the bodega.Ĭlub soda is also carbonated with carbon dioxide, but unlike seltzer, it has the addition of potassium bicarbonate and potassium sulfate in the water. Seltzer is just plain ol’ water, carbonated with added carbon dioxide. Let’s start with the most basic: seltzer. We all love our Pellegrino and LaCroix and the various fancy and non-fancy bubbly waters in between, but what are we actually drinking? Turns out there are marked differences in the various waters con gas we have available to us in these glorious times. Seltzer, Club Soda, and Sparkling Mineral Water? Eater will be publishing all editions that parse food-related differences, though those hardly scratch the surface of the world’s (and the newsletter’s) curiosities: Sign up to get What’s the Difference? in your inbox or catch up on the full archive. ![]() This post originally appeared in an edition of What’s the Difference?, a weekly newsletter for the curious and confused by New York City writer Brette Warshaw. ![]()
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