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Jeffrey Morgenthaler is Food Republic’s new Contributing Cocktail Editor and author of the occasional column, Easy Drinking. Jeffrey is an industry veteran, having worked at many styles of bars for the past two decades. He currently manages the bars Clyde Common and Pépé Le Moko in Portland, Oregon and is the author of  The Bar Book: Elements of…

Cult New England brand Polar seltzer stands alone in its longtime practice of releasing seasonal, limited edition and holiday flavors. I reviewed last year's summer seasonal flavors and decided that this carbonation witchcraft is right up my alley, dedicated lifelong seltzer addict that I am. But this new round takes the ambiguous term "natural flavoring"…

Something about the hot weather just calls for a tall, cold glass of bubbling water. But, when you order, what do you call it? Seltzer? Sparkling water? Club soda? Is there even a difference? And, what about the health aspects? Remember the rumor that carbonated water eats your bones? Never fear, refreshment seekers! By the…

I recently made a few adjustments in my home bar routine, gravitating towards lighter, more refreshing drinks made tall with the addition of sparkling water. Sometimes, that means mixing a classic mojito; others, a glug of Campari or Cocchi Americano with seltzer. Often, though, I want some flavor in my soda — which is when I…

At last, a SodaStream bottle redesign that may just enable me to shamelessly lug a fresh carafe to the gym! That's right, I was previously too put-off by the clunky, dull gray bottle to enjoy a crispy-fresh seltzer on the bike. Bike, not SoulCycle. You can't drink seltzer and SoulCycle at the same time, or…

All seltzer is not equal. Some is homemade. Some is made elsewhere. Some is Polar, and that's some lucky carbonated water indeed. They've got flavored seltzer down to a science. Polar has released dozens of themed special edition flavors — holiday, New England and especially summer — and we just got three of them. Thankfully…

You can squeeze a little lemon or orange juice into your seltzer, but it still won't taste like citrus-flavored seltzer out of the bottle. It'll taste like very weak soda and look kind of cloudy and gross. You want the essence, not the juice. Grab a grapefruit and heed my word. Oranges, grapefruits and pomelos…

While I was looking for art for this story, the following banner displayed in my browser: "www.sodastreamusa.com — Watch The Ad They Wouldn't Let You See On Game Day." So clearly, the fact that CBS turned down the home water carbonator giant's ad attacking Coke and Pepsi is a big deal. It's right their on…

If I am going to die because of the overconsumption of one thing, it will be this: juice and seltzer. I chug orange juice with seltzer, grapefruit juice with seltzer, cider with seltzer, or combinations of the above (always with seltzer) all the time. It gets me started and through each and every day. What…