There's a new player in the never-ending quest to balance a good buzz with the calories and sugar that come with drinking. Spiked sparkling water, or "hard seltzer," clocks in at a respectable 5-6 percent ABV per bottle, around 100 calories per 12-ounce bottle and just a gram or two of sugar. It's comparable to a vodka…
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I’ve seen the light. Once a lost, flat water–drinking wanderer, now I am found.The newest release from carbonation giant SodaStream is the Power, conceptualized by Swiss designer and noted sustainability advocate Yves Béhar. Unlike its predecessors, the Power’s defining feature is automatic, push-button carbonation. Gone are the days of awkwardly pumping and priming CO2 canisters. With a simple…
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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"…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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