European VS American Water/Sparkling Water Comparison & Taste Test

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @TangibleBelly
    @TangibleBelly 14 дней назад +764

    "Honey, can you come to bed already?"
    "Sorry babe, I can't right now. The american man is drinking sparkling water on RUclips again."

    • @Moneymark1979
      @Moneymark1979 14 дней назад +6

      Nice😁

    • @lofthousehh
      @lofthousehh 14 дней назад +8

      😂😂😂😂

    • @SideKickStudios
      @SideKickStudios 14 дней назад +5

      😂😂😂😂

    • @IWrocker
      @IWrocker  14 дней назад +70

      Y’all make the best comments section I swear 🤣❤️🎉

    • @computerbob06
      @computerbob06 14 дней назад

      ​@@IWrockerIan
      You should do a reaction video of Tom Scott's Dasani water video!
      ruclips.net/video/wD79NZroV88/видео.htmlsi=SLTrDIk3fLbFsqV2
      I believe they were just bottling tap water and calling it something fancy (allegedly) but Tom explains it better! I'm wondering if Pepsico has done something similar (allegedly) with their water from reverse osmosis!?
      In Tom's video there's a clip of a British comedy show called 'Only Fools and Horses' where the storyline was them selling bottled tap water as Peckham Spring water - which Tom references to in his video!

  • @Hezeri
    @Hezeri 14 дней назад +519

    Non-sparkling water doesn't sell really well in most of the Europe because we have tapwater that's comparable or better than bottled water.

    • @karstenbursak8083
      @karstenbursak8083 14 дней назад +50

      He should check out why Coca colas DASANI water brand failed in the UK/EU 😂😂😂

    • @BenjaminVestergaard
      @BenjaminVestergaard 14 дней назад +22

      😄 I grew up within 30 km from where the majority of bottled water in Denmark is tapped... I only buy bottle water now and then for convenience... it is just tap water in the bottles.
      Regarding sparkling water... I do have a sodastream... but getting a refill on the CO2 cartridge costs more than the amount of sparkling water would... unless I'm willing to buy 100 L CO2 at once, which is not practical in a 4th floor apartment.

    • @dalitrh
      @dalitrh 14 дней назад +4


      I discovered the same! Maybe I drink a little bit too much coke, but I like always buy 24pk on sale. So the sodastream is unnecessary and expensive.

    • @youtubevoice1050
      @youtubevoice1050 14 дней назад +3

      That is the case. However, natural water does sell in Restaurants, where they stopped giving you tap water for free. So now it's bottled natural water instead.

    • @matystechgaming
      @matystechgaming 14 дней назад +5

      I can only speak for my area here in Germany and non-sparkling water is getting more and more popular from year to year. The trend once was from sparkling to medium water, now it's getting more and more to non-sparkling, which surprises me a lot. I would say 45% sparkling, 35% medium and 20% sparkling (last one growing). Just my experience in my area and at my store.

  • @GiantHaystack
    @GiantHaystack 14 дней назад +256

    Yay! The most hydrated man on RUclips is back!

    • @IWrocker
      @IWrocker  14 дней назад +30

      Quenching thirst like no other 🎉🎉🎉

  • @davidpelc
    @davidpelc 14 дней назад +251

    1.5 L bottles are pretty standard in EU🙂 We don´t consider them big. Of course if you are out and you need to drink water, you usualy buy 0.5 L bottle.🙂

    • @ColonelHarry
      @ColonelHarry 14 дней назад +4

      Yes, 1.5 L is standard. We even have 6 L. Évian. But it's not recommanded to keep bottles open too long (for flavour and bad plastics).

    • @MicukoFelton
      @MicukoFelton 14 дней назад +1

      @@ColonelHarry We also have 10L mineral water bottles here, they're more economic.

    • @Xanthopteryx
      @Xanthopteryx 13 дней назад +2

      1,5 or 1,4. But, those are not considered personal use drinking direct from the bottle - you pour it into mugs/glasses.
      TO drink from the bottle then you go with 0,33 or 0,5, but rarely larger. That is just weird.

    • @Thurgosh_OG
      @Thurgosh_OG 11 дней назад

      @@ColonelHarry It's not 'bad plastics'. it's that food grade plastic has a limited lifetime before it starts to breakdown and affect the taste of the water. That's what the date to use by on plastic water bottles is about; not that the water will go off but that the plastic will start to lose, it's ability to protect the water.

    • @adelavyoralova6750
      @adelavyoralova6750 9 дней назад

      I love 2 litre bottles haha 😅 1,5l is just not enough

  • @PrzemekM25
    @PrzemekM25 14 дней назад +134

    Perlege is an export version of Cisowianka, i.e. de facto it is the same water from the same source in the Drzewce Village in the Nałęczów Commune. Nałęczowianka is water obtained from a source in Nałęczów-Zdrój, the capital of the Nałęczów commune, so these two companies come from the same region. There are many different types of water in Poland, from regular still, lightly carbonated, sparkling, mineral and medicinal. There are also many health resorts in Poland that rely on mineral water sources.

    • @WolfKenneth
      @WolfKenneth 11 дней назад +3

      Yea and theres a small legal battle between Cisowianka and Nałeczowianka one accusing other of stealing water depleting the aquifer and so on. They are water from the same aquifer their factories are 5,5 km apart. So basically three of your six European waters came from one place :D

    • @oszustoslaw
      @oszustoslaw 9 дней назад +3

      And there are places for example in Kudowa Zdrój or Szczawnica where you can drink even cold,warm,or hot water with strange taste added by minerals.

  • @Mus.Anonymouse
    @Mus.Anonymouse 14 дней назад +260

    In Europe any drink bottle above 700 ml is considered “family” size, to pour out in glasses. The smaller bottles of 700 ml or less are considered “personal” sizes.

    • @mateuszg9866
      @mateuszg9866 14 дней назад +7

      Good to know. I always thought that if I open and drink straight from 1,5l bottle it is also considered "personal" x)

    • @Mus.Anonymouse
      @Mus.Anonymouse 14 дней назад +19

      @ if you drink from a 1.5l bottle in public, walking. you look like an American. 😂 (on a picnic it’s a bit different, the you are considered one that goofed up by forgetting to pack drinking cups)
      😂

    • @mrHello420__
      @mrHello420__ 14 дней назад +7

      I mean nobody cares if you drink from a 1l bottle

    • @Alias_Anybody
      @Alias_Anybody 14 дней назад +5

      I'd draw the line at 750ml or 3/4. Those are still intended for personal use. You might even get away with 1L if you are a tall guy, but 1.5 will certainly give you weird looks.

    • @mrHello420__
      @mrHello420__ 14 дней назад +5

      ​@@Alias_Anybody Where do you live?
      I never got a strange look because of a bottle lol

  • @wojciechkazana6981
    @wojciechkazana6981 14 дней назад +56

    The letter Ł in Polish sounds like W in English. :)
    Differences in taste may be related to the content of minerals per unit volume. You have to watch whether you drink sparkling mineral water or pure spring water - it makes a difference

    • @IWrocker
      @IWrocker  14 дней назад +7

      Great tip thanks 🎉😅

    • @adamlubieniecki9074
      @adamlubieniecki9074 13 дней назад +2

      @@IWrocker it same as german wines
      the same riesling wine from this same village but another mineral stones and You have
      graushiefer- grey stones
      blaushiefer- blue stones
      rotshiefer- redstones
      all have another aromas

  • @christofferaro
    @christofferaro 14 дней назад +134

    1.5 liter bottles are common in Sweden. But I usually drink tap water.

    • @AlexCombes
      @AlexCombes 14 дней назад +4

      In France those are the usual plain and sparkling bottles of water as well

    • @johnd8892
      @johnd8892 14 дней назад +3

      Always tap water for this Australian, and many like me.

    • @zpitzer
      @zpitzer 14 дней назад +7

      Sweden here, I take tap water and caronate it in a soda streamer.

    • @anka6356
      @anka6356 14 дней назад +1

      In Romania I drink tap Brita filtered but I grew up on tap water like most of the population with the occasional sparkling local brands. The chloride can be obvious with the tap water sometimes, which is not a bad thing since it means it killed the bacteria, but I can't taste any of that after it passed through the Brita filter.

    • @petergardner5002
      @petergardner5002 14 дней назад +1

      Tap water every time maybe filling my own bottle if need to take it on a trip.

  • @klarasee806
    @klarasee806 14 дней назад +83

    Perlage comes from Poland and is only bottled in Poland. I was curious and checked with the bottler: they export their water to Canada.
    So the water you bought probably took a detour via the Canadian market, but is from an underground spring in Poland.

    • @Nika44
      @Nika44 14 дней назад +6

      Yea and it is a different part of Cisowianka brand. Also the Cisowianka he liked the most, was strongly carbonated, they are usually very good taste wise. Non carbonated are usually...like tap water :D

  • @marcinmichalski1438
    @marcinmichalski1438 14 дней назад +31

    It's mad that you get to taste a water from city I come from ( Lublin, Poland) - in fact two of them , Nałęczowianka and Cisowianka. Glad you enjoyed it. Fyi, if you want to pronounce Nałęczowianka, i guess the closest phonetically would be something like Na-when-cho-vianka , you're welcome 😁. Keep up great work mate.

    • @IWrocker
      @IWrocker  14 дней назад +2

      That’s so cool! 🎊🎉 What a small world right? 😆

    • @CórkaMokoszy
      @CórkaMokoszy 13 дней назад +3

      I`m positively surprised that our water won, how nice. I wonder how he would like Muszynianka (it has an unusual taste due to the large amount of magnesium) and Ustronianka with Iodine, if there are any equivalents of that in the USA.

  • @vanya36
    @vanya36 14 дней назад +96

    Green sparkling water with 3 hearts is called Radenska - hello from Slovenia ✌

    • @lacioff6621
      @lacioff6621 14 дней назад +13

      Best water ever :) greetings from the 3 nation corner italy slovenia austria

    • @p.f.5718
      @p.f.5718 14 дней назад +12

      Yes one of the best - When I lived in Carinthia / Austria I always bought that for my ill stomach - it helped me a lot.
      Love from Austria to beautiful Slovenia 🇦🇹

    • @IgorKlajo
      @IgorKlajo 14 дней назад +10

      Radenska s tri srca . . . The best sparkling water sold here in Croatia. Love it since my childhood.

    • @IWrocker
      @IWrocker  14 дней назад +6

      Hello!👋 Great to hear, thank You 😎

    • @kuplung22
      @kuplung22 14 дней назад +4

      Tri srca radenska.

  • @StewedFishProductions
    @StewedFishProductions 14 дней назад +63

    Be aware that 'sparkling water' drunk straight from the bottle DOES taste different from the same water drunk from a glass... Pouring it out, the surface area and the faster speed of 'bubble loss' tends to make it mellow!
    FYI: In the UK, any place that sells alcohol, must by law, provide 'tap water' FREE upon request. So pubs, restaurants, cafes _(and even many that don't sell alcohol)_ etc. So lots of people will ask for 'tap water', and avoid having to pay for costly 'still' or 'fizzy', bottled water.

    • @Sc4v3r
      @Sc4v3r 11 дней назад +1

      There is something similar in Germany, although not the same. At least one non-alcoholic drink on the menu cannot be more expensive than the cheapest alcoholic drink. This is usually water. The rule is intended to prevent consumers, especially young people, from drinking alcohol because of a cheap price.
      And if only mineral water is sold, you can also ask for tap water. Not always, but sometimes it is even free.

  • @smiechuwarte-qt8pn
    @smiechuwarte-qt8pn 14 дней назад +28

    In Europe, during hot weather, people drink mineral water. The body sweats and with sweat you excrete minerals, so mineral water allows you to replenish what you have lost. There are also three types of water: still, low-carbonated and high-carbonated. I live in the mountains in Poland and I have my own private water from a private water supply that comes from a spring on my forest plot. It has a temperature of +4 degrees Celsius all year round and does not heat up in the summer because the water supply is buried 120 cm deep so that it does not freeze in the winter. I like the most mineral water with natural gas coming out of the spring. These are medicinal waters, of which there are many in my area. Not all of them are pleasant to the taste because, for example, the sulfurous one stinks of rotten eggs, but it is a natural medicine for the digestive system. Muszynianka mineral water should also be available in Chicago. Its health properties include a beneficial effect on metabolism, it is essential for maintaining proper heart function and facilitates the treatment of some inflammatory processes. Calcium combined with magnesium regulates the body's hormonal balance. Of course, bottled mineral water is 50% diluted with regular water. Truly 100% mineral water is drunk only when poured into a porcelain personal cup from the tap at a health resort.

    • @WookieWarriorz
      @WookieWarriorz 14 дней назад

      Just say salt water lol

    • @gregorygant4242
      @gregorygant4242 13 дней назад +4

      Yep, same in Germany German bottled water comes in three types , Still , Medium ( low carbonated ) , Full (high carbonated ) mineral water .
      At home German tap water is even more safe ,clean than many types of bottled water .

  • @ricardpruppel8594
    @ricardpruppel8594 14 дней назад +50

    alles gute nachträglich zum geburtstag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bullebakb.v.8622
    @bullebakb.v.8622 14 дней назад +66

    we do have 1.5 ltr bottles as the standard format for most water and sodas here in the netherlands. the difference is we pour it out in a glass (typically around 0,25 ltr) and we dont walk around with whole bottles. our bottles for walking around are 0,5 ltr but a lot of people find them too big and use cans. (o,33 ltr) and even most peole find that too much for one serving.

    • @MarcKloos
      @MarcKloos 14 дней назад +10

      Then again, in the Netherlands, our tap water is basically non sparkling spring water! Unlike in France where you see all customers in supermarkets fill their shopping carts with many bottles of water, our tap water tastes good, no weird (after) tastes!

    • @bullebakb.v.8622
      @bullebakb.v.8622 14 дней назад +7

      @@MarcKloos exactly. i live in arnhem and we have super soft sweet tap water from springs in the veluwe.

  • @klarasee806
    @klarasee806 14 дней назад +56

    1.5 Liter bottles are very common all over Europe. But we usually don‘t carry them around. They are family sized bottles that are used at home, to pour into a glass.

    • @tobyk.4911
      @tobyk.4911 13 дней назад

      why would we not carry them around? At least when it's a warm day in summer, when leaving the house for several hours it seems to make sense to carry some water, if possible, in order to be able to drink something in the next few hours. At least one bottle (e.g. 1 litre or 1.5 litre, depending on availability) or two seems often reasonable to be taken.

    • @BabzV
      @BabzV 12 дней назад +3

      ​@@tobyk.4911I never see anyone walk around with big bottles like that here in the Netherlands, only small ones, the bigger ones are for use at home.

    • @KrisThroughGlass
      @KrisThroughGlass 11 дней назад

      ​@@tobyk.4911when I drink 1,5 l in let's say 4-5 hours, I'll need a toilet several times. And I don't want to carry such a big bottle. I usually could always buy more, if I really need it.

    • @Avsece_
      @Avsece_ 6 дней назад

      1.5l is family size??? 2 or 2.25l yea sure, 1.5l nah

    • @klarasee806
      @klarasee806 6 дней назад

      @ Where I live, 2 Liter bottles are very, very hard to get. I don’t think I have ever seen a 2 Liter bottle of water in a grocery store in Germany. 2.5 Liter bottles are impossible to get here, I‘d say.
      1.5 Liter bottles or even 1 Liter bottles are considered family size. Family size in the sense of: made for pouring into a glass so that many people can drink from the same bottle, not made for drinking straight from the bottle.
      0.75 Liter bottles and under are for carrying around.

  • @NenadTrajkovic
    @NenadTrajkovic 14 дней назад +15

    Radenska 3 Hearts and Knjaz Miloš(Prince Milosh) were best in ex Yugoslavia,made of real mineral spring water.In Central Europe, there is a custom to cool down in the summer with a mixture of white wine and sparkling water, and it is called spritzer or gemischt, it depends on the geography.

  • @scodellina5482
    @scodellina5482 14 дней назад +29

    In italy we have the Alps so we have many different spring waters that are high quality. Unfortunately San Benedetto is not one of those but it is mid range. If you are ever curious in the High quality waters we drink Pejo in our house but there are many more italian spring waters like Norda, Lauretana, Plose, Surgiva, Dolomia, Stella Alpina and others that you can get in glass bottles delivered to your house weekly and you send back empty.

    • @gregorygant4242
      @gregorygant4242 14 дней назад +3

      In a lot of Europe many cafes and restaurants have San Pellegrino sparking water in small 250mL, 0,5 L and 1L glass bottles it's a very good Italian not expensive but very
      good quality sparking water.
      Gustosa !

    • @stevqtalent
      @stevqtalent 11 дней назад

      @@gregorygant4242 it's pretty expensive in germany, about 1€/l compared to 0.20-0.50€/l for others, some of which are better

  • @NLoGBB
    @NLoGBB 14 дней назад +33

    In Sweden we mostly won't buy regular water (stilla) since the tap water is very good.

    • @WookieWarriorz
      @WookieWarriorz 14 дней назад +5

      Same in most of Europe. Did you know in then USA Americans drink bottled water at home. Even though their fridge has filters and a water dispenser. I'm not joking any American home I've been to just has like a crate of plastic sitting in their kitchen full of bottled water. In Ireland or the UK we drink almost exclusively tap water

    • @thomasnox1141
      @thomasnox1141 14 дней назад

      Sure, but some of these are natural mineral waters. It’s not what you get from the tap, it has a specific taste depending on minerals content. You drink them for a health benefits

    • @NLoGBB
      @NLoGBB 14 дней назад +3

      @@thomasnox1141 I understand that, but in some countries with a mountain range like Norway and Sweden the tap water is more healthier than bottled. Bought water is about 250 times more expensive than tap water. Tap water is also fresh and locally produced, so a minimum of transportation. Ofc, not all countries have the luxury of good raw water.

    • @NLoGBB
      @NLoGBB 14 дней назад +2

      @@WookieWarriorz I got a son living in Scotland. He just loves the nature there. Calls it a warm Sweden. :)

  • @Jormunguandr
    @Jormunguandr 14 дней назад +17

    My favorites: san pellegrino, ramlösa, loka, imsdal, aqua d'or (dannish), local tap water (tastes like voss). I'm from sweden.

    • @anouk6644
      @anouk6644 14 дней назад

      I was expecting the original San Pellegrino because he tasted the flavored versions in previous videos

    • @jwideuluisinaein
      @jwideuluisinaein 13 дней назад

      I love Loka, although mostly when there's a hint of flavor to them. If I want water water, I just drink it from the tap.

  • @fasma
    @fasma 14 дней назад +17

    Regarding sparkling be aware of natural sparkling (comes carbonated from the spring) vs added CO2 (carbonation by adding CO2 to still water)... There's some difference between them. In Portugal we have "Pedras Salgadas" as the best natural sparkling water.

    • @MrKiltak
      @MrKiltak 14 дней назад +2

      "Frize" is also natural sparkling water, it's slightly mellower then "Pedras Salgadas".

  • @abgekippt
    @abgekippt 14 дней назад +230

    Next compare European vs American air 😀👍

    • @Mus.Anonymouse
      @Mus.Anonymouse 14 дней назад +14

      EU vs USA rubber test 😉

    • @antondzajajurca7797
      @antondzajajurca7797 14 дней назад +10

      LOL....reminds me of Spaceballs Perri-air :D

    • @CavHDeu
      @CavHDeu 14 дней назад +4

      😂

    • @TheRemedy011
      @TheRemedy011 14 дней назад +4

      er wird gechockt sein!

    • @TheRemedy011
      @TheRemedy011 14 дней назад +2

      ​@@antondzajajurca7797it is not as fun as u think ! he means it serious

  • @pesjaner1
    @pesjaner1 14 дней назад +31

    Radenska ❤❤❤ Is premium staple drink here in Slovenia. A must in fridge.

    • @herrkulor3771
      @herrkulor3771 14 дней назад +5

      Like it in sweden also ❤

    • @tihomirrasperic
      @tihomirrasperic 14 дней назад

      Radenska 3 hearts
      now that you have Radenska, make "Gemišt"
      half a glass of wine + half a glass of Radenska
      Enjoy

    • @martinkasper197
      @martinkasper197 14 дней назад +1

      ​@@tihomirraspericSaure Weinschorle in 🇩🇪

    • @petimaj
      @petimaj 12 дней назад

      @@tihomirrasperic Don't insult the wine. Proper recipe is pour a half of glas of Radenska and THEN pour win in it. It has to with enriching Radenska not watering down wine!

    • @tihomirrasperic
      @tihomirrasperic 11 дней назад

      @@petimaj 😝

  • @szarykrasnal1851
    @szarykrasnal1851 14 дней назад +11

    I knew you would choose Cisowianke as number one. Also 1.5 liters are normal size in Poland.Personally, I buy 6 packs of 1.5 liters every week .

  • @jernejulcar8325
    @jernejulcar8325 14 дней назад +27

    I can't belive you got Radenska in USA. Nice. It's suppose to be very healthy for you, because it contains all the right minerals naturally.

    • @IgorKlajo
      @IgorKlajo 14 дней назад +3

      Just checked it where Radenska is sold and wow . . . Australia and China have it as well.

    • @WookieWarriorz
      @WookieWarriorz 14 дней назад

      Minerals are just a fancy marketing way to say salt. You're buying salt water. It's not anymore healthy than other salt water

    • @josefsad1502
      @josefsad1502 14 дней назад +8

      ​@@WookieWarriorzIt's not only salt. There is also Calcium, Magnesium and other minerals.

  • @cyberfunk3793
    @cyberfunk3793 14 дней назад +15

    "Pellegrino" is one popular brand in Europe too, rich in minerals I believe.

    • @grethi8110
      @grethi8110 14 дней назад +5

      it's San* Pellegrino

    • @vask3863
      @vask3863 14 дней назад +1

      Maybe in some countries. Not in whole Europe.

    • @martinwebb1681
      @martinwebb1681 14 дней назад +2

      Yes San Pellegrino is very rich in minerals, but it has a very high sodium content so leaves a slight salty aftertaste, so it's okay in moderation but if you are going to drink a lot of mineral water on a regular basis then a brand containing less sodium would be more preferable.

    • @alwynemcintyre2184
      @alwynemcintyre2184 11 дней назад +1

      Pellegrino is quite popular in Australia as well

  • @matystechgaming
    @matystechgaming 14 дней назад +13

    I like this comparison, even if it is just water. As always fun to watch.
    Here in Germany we have eighter out of plastic or glas bottles - last one in my opinion is better for taste (goes for almost everything like Coke or beer as well), but also more for at home. I do run the entire drink section (non alcohol, alcohol and strong alcohol) area of our supermarket since 2010.
    Regarding water: We do have sparkling and non sparkling of course, but also "Medium" which is exactly in the middle, with sparkle, but not that much. All of them are very popular throughout the year.
    And you were surprised in the beginning about the 1.5L (0.40 gallon), which is very common in plastic bottles. Also in common is a lot in 1L (0.26). The classic one remain the 0.7 or 0.75L (0.18 or 0.2 gallon). You usually get them in boxes like 12 bottles or 6 bottles.
    We, like you also have a lot of the small bottles, the 0.5L (0.13 gallon) which is the most common when you're not at home and on the road.
    I prefer sparkling water. We, I can only speak for my area here in Germany, do have very good groundwater. So we use things like the Sodastream a lot and produce our own water at home, because it's not only cheaper but also more comfortable.
    But also the water products you buy are usually very regional due to costs, environment, transports etc. to keep the products as cheap as possible. That's why you don't get all the water products at every area, but others which are known throughout the entire country (I guess same goes for other european countries and markets) like perhaps Gerolsteiner.
    Best example regarding costs, transports etc.: We also do have things like Italian water like San Pellegrino or best example for Americans is Fiji, but they are more expensive here, as they are exported. A small 0.5L (0.13 gallon) bottle of Fiji Water currently costs around 1.89€ /$2.03, which is nuts, but people still buy them.

    • @annemariedusselaar9862
      @annemariedusselaar9862 13 дней назад

      In the Netherlands the groundwater get polluted by the rhine river due to dumping waste happening upstream 😢

    • @matystechgaming
      @matystechgaming 13 дней назад

      @@annemariedusselaar9862 I live close to the border from the german side, and here it seemed to be the 2nd or 3rd time within 1 or 1.5 years. Especially in the area around Apeldoorn, at least from the people telling me. Dutch people were buying palets of water within half a hour.

  • @linuxares
    @linuxares 14 дней назад +14

    The plastic do give of a taste, thats why you probably prefere the glass over the plastic

    • @mtat5261
      @mtat5261 14 дней назад

      cans do too, especially beer from cans i dislike

  • @chrisk7693
    @chrisk7693 14 дней назад +19

    we here in austria drink water from the water pipes, because we get the water from the high springs of the alps and this is pure natural best water to drink!!!

    • @midnightkitchen8379
      @midnightkitchen8379 14 дней назад +2

      Wow, you’re so lucky! I wish we had that 😢

    • @WookieWarriorz
      @WookieWarriorz 14 дней назад +2

      ​@@midnightkitchen8379this is the same in most of Europe. Everyone drinks tap in the UK and Ireland

    • @vaazig
      @vaazig 13 дней назад +1

      ​@@WookieWarriorzSweet summer child. Only Scotland has good water in the UK 😝

    • @BabzV
      @BabzV 12 дней назад

      Don't you guys have the best tapwater in Europe?
      Ours is pretty good as well here in the Netherlands. 😊

    • @firkin1024
      @firkin1024 11 дней назад

      ​@WookieWarriorz as a Scot I find the Tap water south of Northumberland disgusting & don't drink it. In London I'd take bleach over the tap water!

  • @Mantorp86
    @Mantorp86 14 дней назад +15

    In my country (Slovenia) we mostly drink tap water even in restaurants 🙂

    • @WookieWarriorz
      @WookieWarriorz 14 дней назад +1

      Yup same in most of Europe. The idea of buying bottled water is hilariously wasteful. Problem is most Americans don't have access to drinkable tap water and in some states the water stinks of sulphur so Americans wate shit loads of money on plastic bottled water because they also don't like the filtered water on their fridge

  • @gorazdnovsak3705
    @gorazdnovsak3705 14 дней назад +7

    Radenska... I love that one... In 80s and 90s it was sponsor in F1...

  • @damianzski4591
    @damianzski4591 14 дней назад +7

    Back the ‘90 I was importing the Radenska water from Slovenia to Poland and when I saw that bottle in your hands I immediately felt the taste of it under my thong which I find really weird - I guess after all those years I just miss that taste very much as it has to be the best sparkling water I’ve tasted in my early twenties- so thank you IW for this trip down the memory lane 😊

  • @1andonlyMiro
    @1andonlyMiro 14 дней назад +10

    Try chocolate? Hersheys has butyric acid which literally makes it have a pukey off taste, but if you've grown up with it you won't notice it as much. Compare it to something like Milka, Fazer, Kalev or something. (I guess Milka would be the easiest for you to get)

  • @Macvombat
    @Macvombat 14 дней назад +9

    Glass bottles often indicate a better product, but it is also infinitely recyclable.

  • @kholdanstaalstorm6881
    @kholdanstaalstorm6881 14 дней назад +6

    Most grocery stores in Norway have water in 0,25 , 0,33 , 0,5 , 0,6 , 0,7 , 1,5 , and 5,0 liters, if I remember all the sizes correctly.
    Many of the sub 1 liter bottles come in two variations, regular caps, and sports caps, similar to sports drinks bottles like Gatorade.
    Mostly in plastic, a few premium choices in glass and at least one in aluminum cans.

  • @mancuniangamecat8288
    @mancuniangamecat8288 14 дней назад +8

    Have you not got any Peckham spring?

  • @matjazhorvat346
    @matjazhorvat346 14 дней назад +3

    Funny, i just came back from store with two bottles of Radenska ❤❤❤. It is my favorite drink since my childhood. It is pure mineral water nothing is added.

  • @jakubskowronski3016
    @jakubskowronski3016 14 дней назад +8

    It is interesting to note that there is “PERLAGE” brand “Cisowianka” water, which is produced in Poland and looks virtually identical (except for the word Cisowianka on the label).
    In general, in Poland, many manufacturers divide carbonated water into: mildly fizzy and heavily carbonated. I personally like to use heavily carbonated water as a mixer for drinks...

    • @NidraxGaming
      @NidraxGaming 10 дней назад +1

      It's because it is Cisowianka. Just exported to Americas and then redistributed by a Canadian importer, it seems, because Perlage IS a brand created by Cisowianka

  • @Plankmans
    @Plankmans 14 дней назад +33

    I miss alot of very famous European drinks like: SPA, EVIAN, S PELLEGRINO

    • @MarcKloos
      @MarcKloos 14 дней назад +11

      You mean the west european brands, instead of these central/east european brands.

    • @olgahein4384
      @olgahein4384 14 дней назад +3

      Volvic...

    • @Plankmans
      @Plankmans 14 дней назад

      @@olgahein4384 Bar-Le-Duc

    • @stuartlivingstone1265
      @stuartlivingstone1265 14 дней назад +1

      A lot of bottled water in the uk we can get from the tap.

    • @Plankmans
      @Plankmans 14 дней назад +2

      @@olgahein4384 And Bar-Le-Duc

  • @janasvasta2602
    @janasvasta2602 14 дней назад +2

    You have Radenska, dude!!! 😂❤, this makes me so happy. I love these videos.

  • @alexia2189
    @alexia2189 14 дней назад +9

    The 1.5 or 2l waters from European countries usually come in big packages for home consume

  • @FromWitchSide
    @FromWitchSide 14 дней назад +7

    "Nał" pronounces as english "Now", the whole name comes from the city, but in the recent marketing approach they detach "Nał" using that english word play to appeal to younger people I guess. It is actually the water I drink a lot and my parents slam me for that, because "it tastes like water" :P The same way my french family slammed me for liking Evian :P The most popular water, which also generally started a bottled water resurgence in Poland is called Muszynianka, it has a slightly salty taste which I hate :P In the communism we had Buskowianka in 0.33L glass bottles which was a bit bitter and tasted of blood (high iron content), but because it was cheap it was the bane of polish kids as we could often only afford it during a hot summer days (the "Oranżada" soda wasn't expensive, but kids weren't given money). It was legit hard to finish a 0.33L bottle with just 3 kids, and the store lady would often use the left overs to water her flowers (we would have to pay deposit for the glass bottle if we wanted to take it with us). Generally speaking the real spring mineral water is often really nasty tasting due all the elements content (and some look the part, can be dark brown even), so the things sold in shops rarely have anything to do with springs people would travel to for health reasons - traveling to spa towns to drink specific spring waters for health reasons was very big in Poland.
    Cisowianka is the brand I go for when Nałęczowianka is not available, I don't do sparkling, but if I somehow end with sparkling it is Cisowianka for some reason :P I will get a glass bottle one you have to check what is all the fizz about ;) It seems like a high fizz variant which I haven't tried. Perlage I believe is their brand which they used to try and tackle a more premium water market, the one where you would find french Perrier (you want to try this one as it is possibly the most known sparkling water in Europe, and a bit posh even). Which is probably why they went with a french name, glass bottles, and some stars based advertising, including an ad with Monica Bellucci at the time James Bond "Spectre" (where she starred) premiered.

  • @lydia5232
    @lydia5232 14 дней назад +4

    RADENSKA THREE HEARTS ; The natural mineral water Radenska Kraljevi Vrelec (Royal spring) is filled from the Kraljevi Vrelec spring in the Radenci area and has non-persistent iron compounds removed. It's best if it's in the fridge.
    The last carbonated water is Knjaz Miloš (Prince Milosh) from Serbia (Cyrillic script).

  • @angelablasilopez6718
    @angelablasilopez6718 14 дней назад +2

    In Spain, we have natural sparkly water fountains. Companies add more bubbles to it but it has quite a unique taste. I recommend you try Vichy!!! I love It

  • @lacioff6621
    @lacioff6621 14 дней назад +3

    Radenska is the best mineralwater i ever had - as well the italian san pellegrino is very good 😊

  • @MsBlackdeath13
    @MsBlackdeath13 14 дней назад +2

    The liquid death can be found here in Denmark as well. Can be slightly hard to find, but they are here.
    Hope you’ll do some chocolate tests next or cookies? Since we are going towards the holidays.
    Also a tip with the green bottles. When your done with them, clean them, remove the labels(if you want) and you can use them a vase for flowers.

  • @itiswhatitis141
    @itiswhatitis141 14 дней назад +4

    As an Austrian, we had Liquid Death (which they claim is austrian spring water) for a few months, but nobody seems to buy it. Its good Water, but our Tapwater is one of the best in the world, therefore there isnt really a demand for canned water. the can design is awesome tho

  • @michamaecki1181
    @michamaecki1181 14 дней назад +18

    In Poland, one of "strongest" carbonated waters is "żywiec zdrój mocny gaz"
    Worth a try cuz it tastes much different from regular
    Ps. Imma edit the proper name in as people mentioned below as I forgot about it :p

    • @Patrik6920
      @Patrik6920 14 дней назад +1

      'strongest' lol, is it a russian import ;D

    • @mif4731
      @mif4731 14 дней назад +4

      ​@@Patrik6920?

    • @Teuwufel
      @Teuwufel 14 дней назад +1

      @@Patrik6920 Tf you mean?

    • @Nonrecycling
      @Nonrecycling 14 дней назад

      Moc nygas

    • @Patrik6920
      @Patrik6920 14 дней назад

      @@Teuwufel russian water is very strong ;D

  • @Kivas_Fajo
    @Kivas_Fajo 14 дней назад +15

    It's Radenska. It comes as carbonated water from the source. Nothing added.

    • @gregorygant4242
      @gregorygant4242 13 дней назад +1

      Natural mineral water from the source is usually the best kind it has all the minerals you need plus the carbonation
      straight from nature itself no need to add anything to it !

  • @ziggef
    @ziggef 4 дня назад +1

    Perlage is originally from Poland, made by big Polish water brand „cisowianka”. Just a bit more fancy.

  • @GepardLaszlo
    @GepardLaszlo 14 дней назад +6

    Radenska is bottled in a region where at least 3 mineral waters are bottled, on both the Slovenian and Austrian sides of the border. And all of them taste different. Sicheldorfer is the most intense.

  • @Skutten
    @Skutten 14 дней назад +11

    We usually drink from the tap so regular water isn't necessary to buy

  • @CristianNazare
    @CristianNazare 14 дней назад +2

    In Romania we have sooo many brands of water (sparkling and still), with very different tastes, texture and bubble sizes / strength. BTW i was really expecting more on the side of how the bubbles are / feel, as this is was a "sparkling water" review (ish). Keep that in mind for the next time you do waters i guess?
    Absolutely awesome vid! Keep it coming!

  • @chucku00
    @chucku00 14 дней назад +10

    My stoopid French noodle was wondering "why no Perrier or Evian?" then I remembered these brands are broadly available in the US since half a century. _Suis-je bête !_

    • @IWrocker
      @IWrocker  14 дней назад +3

      I have Perrier regularly and I love it 😎🎉

  • @JohnnyDrizzle
    @JohnnyDrizzle 13 дней назад +2

    I always drink BRU, from the Belgian Ardenne. It is naturally sparkling

  • @odrinderrivier3855
    @odrinderrivier3855 14 дней назад +13

    No Swiss Water? That is shocking!

  • @SideKickStudios
    @SideKickStudios 14 дней назад +2

    Is it me or does Ian look like he's in better shape? Trying all that European food and drinks might be working out better than expected :D

  • @ianmclean6399
    @ianmclean6399 14 дней назад +3

    Need to try Peckham spring water

  • @chassetterfield9559
    @chassetterfield9559 14 дней назад +3

    Interesting thing about many of our sparkling waters is that they are indeed slightly sparkling when they emerge in the springs [ contain an excess of dissolved CO2 ]. But the waters are often processed, filtered & treated to remove any bacterial contamination. The processing tends to 'knock' the CO2 out, and 'new' CO2 is introduced before bottling.
    A few years ago, Perrier had to recall a huge amount of water bottles, after traces of benzene were discovered. This had been introduced at the filtering stage.
    For a long time, bottled drinking water was very common on the European mainland, because the water was not safe to drink [ see the comedy sketches, Billy Connolly & Micky Flanagan ]. In the UK, there were very strict regulations on drinking water, and it was considered safe to drink water straight from the tap [ faucet, spigot ]. Ironically, there were fewer regulations on bottled drinking water than on the water used for washing clothes & dishes, bathing in, & flushing the toilet. Then we had our water companies privatized, & the companies lobbied the government to relax the regulations, so they could make bigger profits. And running the testing labs cost the government money, so when they wanted to " cut public spending ", labs were amongst the things to go. And then we had 'Brexit', & the EU minimum standards rules no longer applied. So then, it was cheaper [ more profit ] to simply pump raw untreated sh...ocking amounts of sewage into rivers & seas than to treat it, and simply pay the pathetic fines imposed.

    • @chassetterfield9559
      @chassetterfield9559 14 дней назад

      Throughout history people have drunk beer & ales, partly because the manufacturing process involved boiling, and also there was an alcohol content, which is antiseptic. Allowances could be up to a gallon [ 8 pts ] per day. It really was safer than drinking the water. This was in times before Pasteur, & people didn't even know about bacteria.

  • @ESCLuciaSlovakia
    @ESCLuciaSlovakia 14 дней назад +4

    4:55 We have those annoying caps even on milk 😕 Some spring water here has a metallic aftertaste too because of the minerals it contains and some smell really bad - but are healthy. There are 1.600 different springs of mineral and thermal water in Slovakia and you can go to various natural spring sources and full your empty bottles there for free, even the most popular brands that are sold in bottles.

  • @Laluan
    @Laluan 14 дней назад +1

    Happy birthday Ian!!

  • @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188
    @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 14 дней назад +6

    As a Dane we generally pump our water up from the deep ground, give it some air in steps, and then out to the consumers from the Tap. It has a better Quality than any bought in a bottle!!! Finn. Denmark

    • @WookieWarriorz
      @WookieWarriorz 14 дней назад +1

      Murica is a semi third world country where some people are mega rich but half the country doesn't have access to drinkable tap water. Also the water all over Florida from the taps smelled like sulphur, same with some showers, my gf told me to go shower again one time because I stank of sulphur (I had just showered)

    • @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188
      @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 14 дней назад +1

      @@WookieWarriorz We are able to buy bottled water also in Denmark, and some find it Finer than Tapwater of course. A few places as near Copenhagen we also use surface water from a lake, which are cleaned, but mostly we pump up Basic Water from the ground. And some may taste from its origin and some are very "Hard" from its content of chalk. It is cleaned and always safe to drink Danish Water no matter from where and from a tap, If polluted a little it will be mixed with clean water from other places, to give quality water. Farmers are not allowed to use Chemicals close to pumbing holes, but still we are able to find also Round Up in minute amounts.

  • @cdmongirl7386
    @cdmongirl7386 14 дней назад +1

    Happy Birthday Ian and welcome to the taste of Europe 😁 here in the region of Stuttgart we have a brand called Eiszeit Quell ( ice age spring ) that is known for its very clean ingredients coming from 400 meters down in the ground , especially good for making baby food/meals it comes in different sorts of sparkling: none, mid and many bubbles. You can get it in glass or plastic bottles in different sizes 0,5 … 0,75 … 1,0 … 1,5 liter. If there is a chance to get that at your place, try it, it is a very fine taste. Great job man, take care🤗

  • @JillHughes-n1h
    @JillHughes-n1h 14 дней назад +3

    Welsh water is good too . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 where it comes from makes a big difference to the taste of the water .

    • @WookieWarriorz
      @WookieWarriorz 14 дней назад

      Water in the UK in general is fantastic. We don't even know how good we have it because too many in the UK just winge and complain about every minor thing even when we do so much shit better than the rest of the world

    • @IWrocker
      @IWrocker  14 дней назад

      I’d love to learn more about Wales and obviously get my hands on some Welsh foods/drinks. Not so common here

  • @karstenbursak8083
    @karstenbursak8083 14 дней назад +23

    Comparing american vs european chocolats would be a nice Video 😊

    • @XtreeM_FaiL
      @XtreeM_FaiL 14 дней назад

      What is European chocolate?

    • @mif4731
      @mif4731 14 дней назад +2

      ​like Lindt?

    • @MarcKloos
      @MarcKloos 14 дней назад +4

      @@XtreeM_FaiL Verkade, Leonidas, Tony Chocolonely, Milka, Côte D'Or, Ritter Sport. But the problem is that many brands have many flavours - would you only test dark or milk chocolate? How dark? 40%, 70%, 85%? Or mint, caramel seasalt, cookies? Too many to choose from.

    • @XtreeM_FaiL
      @XtreeM_FaiL 14 дней назад +1

      @@MarcKloos Only a few thousand from unedible to great.
      I do not recommend chocolate from Soviet Union if you have access to a time machine machine.

    • @Ilona__
      @Ilona__ 14 дней назад

      ​@@XtreeM_FaiL would you care to elaborate? I am genuinely curious.

  • @Mycymy
    @Mycymy 14 дней назад +4

    Glass bottles are premium version and not very popular in regular use. More common in restaurants

  • @SimonaZbil
    @SimonaZbil 12 дней назад

    Happy, you love our slovenian sparkling watter. ❤ it is called Radenska. There are two different springs they are sourcing: Petanjski spring and Kraljevi spring (meaning King's spring) which is the one you have tasted. 😊 love your channel. Greetings from Slovenia! 🙋‍♀️

  • @clivewilliams3661
    @clivewilliams3661 14 дней назад +3

    My cousin used to live in Bad Ems, Germany, famous for its waters. The water could be collected free from a municipal tap in the underground cavern but in its raw state it was totally undrinkable. He used to collect 5ltr containers of the water periodically and store them in his cellar for at least 2 years and then decant the water out, leaving the minerals behind. The resultant water was very palatable and quite tasty.

    • @cyberfunk3793
      @cyberfunk3793 14 дней назад

      If you want less minerals why not just blend with tap water, what is the point of keeping it for years in some container like wine?

    • @clivewilliams3661
      @clivewilliams3661 14 дней назад

      @@cyberfunk3793 What my cousin was doing was the traditional method to gain a palatable mineral water, without losing its essence. It was considered like you would a wine.

    • @cyberfunk3793
      @cyberfunk3793 14 дней назад

      @@clivewilliams3661 Unless the container leaks into the water, I can't see how the composition of the water would change like something like beer or wine over time? After the sediment had settled the water wouldn't change no matter if you keep it 1 month or 100 years if it's in something like glass that really doesn't leak into the water.

  • @damcoentertainment3956
    @damcoentertainment3956 14 дней назад +1

    The San Benedetto ice tea's are amazing!
    You should definitely try them out!

  • @countesssharppy
    @countesssharppy 14 дней назад +1

    I would love to see you guys try 'Compal' for the first time, it's a brand of different fruit juices from Portugal. One of my favourites is pear. It's REALLY good.

  • @Moneymark1979
    @Moneymark1979 14 дней назад +3

    Honest content,
    Why my whole family's here.
    Love from Germany

    • @IWrocker
      @IWrocker  14 дней назад

      Much love 🎉❤️ Thank You

  • @joannah4120
    @joannah4120 14 дней назад

    Happy Birthday! 🎂🥂 Thank you for another entertaining video! 😃

  • @Serjohn
    @Serjohn 14 дней назад +2

    as a marine biologist, i can tell you usa has really good water generally speaking, slightly hard and over mineralized, which is a good thing just reverse osmosing is good too drink (not regarding pollution), very cheap water bottles tend to be under mineralized so a mix of tap and a bottle every now and then, puts you at the perfect spot.
    countries with under mineralized water have to add minerals to their water which makes the water expensive, and causes a water drinking problem.
    athletes for weight cuts tend to drink water with no minerals to flush their system, water with no minerals goes through your system quick you pee it in a few hours, on the flipside juices, sodas, beer have a bunch of stuuf in them hence they cause bloating. they stay in your system untill tomorrow.

  • @abbbee3765
    @abbbee3765 14 дней назад +1

    im enjoying these types of video,i wish i could experience the differences too ! cheers

    • @snafufubar
      @snafufubar 14 дней назад

      There's an idea for a live show. Let everyone know what will be tested, and a date for the live taste. Give a week for people to see what they can get locally then all can compare.

  • @Tonyblack261
    @Tonyblack261 14 дней назад +8

    The best water I ever had was in Slovenia. It was, quite literally coming out of a mountain spring in the Alps. It was icy cold and quite delicious

  • @michelinep1892
    @michelinep1892 14 дней назад

    Since I was born, my favorite spring water has undoubtedly been Didier water from Martinique, a French island located in the Caribbean. It’s always a real pleasure for me to drink as much of it as possible during my vacations, when I visit my family. Discovered in 1833 by the army, this spring even allowed for the production of Coca-Cola under license until a hurricane destroyed the facilities in 1963.

  • @Sampler19
    @Sampler19 14 дней назад +3

    Did you try green German Waldmeisterbrause ("Woodruff soda" or literally "Wood master soda")? That one's got a distinctive, totally different taste from every other soda. The brand doesn't matter that much, lots of mineral water companies bottle their own Waldmeister soda.

    • @Transmodulator
      @Transmodulator 14 дней назад +2

      In germany you also get woodruff syrup, my favourite way to make my own favourite soft-drink.

    • @Sampler19
      @Sampler19 14 дней назад +1

      @Transmodulator We really got it ruff.

  • @BobanX1
    @BobanX1 14 дней назад +1

    when i saw Knjaz Milosh i knew this was gonna be a good video if you have the opportunity to try the lemon variant with the yellow packaging you would be suprised

  • @bad-gateway
    @bad-gateway 14 дней назад +5

    There is one fact, in most countries in Europe, the mineral content must be stated when it is mineral water, so that it is not a fraud and it is not just tap water.

    • @teunmarien
      @teunmarien 14 дней назад

      Only tap water will contain probably same or more minarals, so its better to just drink that

  • @dallasfrost1996
    @dallasfrost1996 14 дней назад +1

    Here in New Zealand our sparkling water only comes in plastic bottles or aluminum cans (330ml - 500ml cans & 500ml - 1.5L bottles). We also have that 'Liquid Death' sparkling water over here as well.

  • @deetgeluid
    @deetgeluid 14 дней назад +12

    Now try European tap water!❤ Happy birthday!

    • @Macvombat
      @Macvombat 14 дней назад +2

      The quality depends a lot on where you are in Europe. A few places I have been in southern Europe has a lot of chlorine in the water. Letting the chlorine evaporate still leaves a taste. I live in Denmark and even within our tiny country the taste of water varies quite a bit, although the quality is generally considered high.

    • @tetaomichel
      @tetaomichel 14 дней назад +1

      @@Macvombat He's Dutch. Better tab water than bottled.

    • @Macvombat
      @Macvombat 14 дней назад +1

      @@tetaomichel The requirements for tab water are higher than bottled water in Denmark as well. Water still varies a lot throughout Europe.

    • @W4rM4chine82
      @W4rM4chine82 14 дней назад

      I wouldnt do that everywhere in Europe 😂

    • @WookieWarriorz
      @WookieWarriorz 14 дней назад +1

      ​@@MacvombatUK and Ireland has fantastic tap water too. We don't really buy water and we see selling tap water to be a massive scam.

  • @letitiakearney2423
    @letitiakearney2423 14 дней назад +1

    We have a filtered tap in our home for boiling water and tap water UK but I still buy bottled water even though are drinking water is perfectly safe to drink. 😊

  • @pusikuracsnickom
    @pusikuracsnickom 14 дней назад +7

    Radenska, not prodeska :D
    try it with white wine (not sweet one), 1 part wine and 1 part radenska.

  • @walkir2662
    @walkir2662 14 дней назад

    Happy belated birthday!
    Sparkling water is a bit weird to compare because it all depends on the spring it's from, so it can vary quite a lot regionally. And add some weird stuff - for example, I know the water I grew up with had a spring below a medieval graveyard.

  • @pawejanowskiRC
    @pawejanowskiRC 14 дней назад +3

    Hello. You should try "Żywiec Mocny Gaz"

  • @patlab555
    @patlab555 10 дней назад

    8:15 , Just a tiny thing to correct in future video IMHO, when comparing sparkling water, you can't do one in a glass and the other one drink on the bottle, the sparkling effect is completely different drinking from a glass and drinking from a bottle. ;)
    I discovered your channel with "Fanta" test a while ago, I'm very happy to see that you did continue, you and your wife are doing great, thanks for sharing.

  • @surfaceten510n
    @surfaceten510n 14 дней назад +22

    The big difference is in Europe they drink water and in the USA they drink wader.

    • @chucku00
      @chucku00 14 дней назад +12

      In UK they drink wotaa.

    • @Kapanol97
      @Kapanol97 14 дней назад +3

      @@chucku00 woda*

    • @chucku00
      @chucku00 14 дней назад +4

      @@Kapanol97 No, it's "wotaa" in the Worstshitstainshire accent, universally recognized as the official UK accent, to the dismay of many Scottish people.

    • @fablb9006
      @fablb9006 14 дней назад +1

      Personally I drink eau, not water

    • @chucku00
      @chucku00 14 дней назад +1

      @@fablb9006 _Eau d'évier_

  • @tadeuszprzyszlak
    @tadeuszprzyszlak 14 дней назад +1

    In polish you pronounce Ł like W in english word "Why". As soon i saw Cisowianka i knew that it will be a good episode, just waited for that reaction. Btw your pronounciation of Cisowianka was spot on the first time.

  • @CobraChicken1302
    @CobraChicken1302 14 дней назад +3

    No Polar? I drank that all the time in the US. It's quite good. Maybe only available in New England area?
    Main brand here in Belgium is.....wait for it...... 😂 SPA yep, same place as the race track and origine of the words link with healthtreatment. 2nd brand is Chaudfountaine. 3rd BRU, . Out of Foreign waters i prefer San Peligrino, or Perrier.

    • @MarcKloos
      @MarcKloos 14 дней назад +1

      Yep, #1 in the Netherlands is SPA. I quite like the green one with medium strong bubbles. #2 probably Bar-le-Duc. And you're quite right about San Peligrino and Perrier too (Lidl has their own knock-off)!

    • @CobraChicken1302
      @CobraChicken1302 14 дней назад +1

      ​@@MarcKloosto be honest i just as often buy the store brands. Makes the Euro last a bit longer

  • @Coen80
    @Coen80 14 дней назад

    Here in Greece you'll mainly find 'flat' water (no bubblies)
    The best is 'Theoni'. It comes from a spring high on mount Olympus.
    But there's a lot of other good waters as well.
    The 1.5L bottle (like 0.3gallon) is for home use. You put it in the fridge and fill your glass when you're thirsty.
    These size bottles are actually the most common.
    For 'on the go' we mainly have 0.5L bottles, or 330ml cans.
    (Btw: A gallon is equivalent to approximately 4.5L)
    Here in Greece because of the heat the prices of water are limited to 50cts for 0.5L and 1€ for 1.5L bottle.
    They sell it at every corner.
    The only exceptions to this price limit are restaurants/taverns where they can charge whatever they like for whatever they like.
    In the supermarkets a pack of 6* 1.5L bottles (2 gallons) costs €1.20 - €2.20 depending on the brand.

  • @SeArCh4DrEaMz
    @SeArCh4DrEaMz 14 дней назад +3

    Mate, you did not get a bottle of Perrier nor a bottle of San Pelligrino...
    Its like the two most well known, famous, sparkling water (at least in western EU).
    Why ? :'(

  • @TheeSurfer
    @TheeSurfer 14 дней назад +2

    1.5L is the standard large water bottle. 500ml is the standard small water bottle. 2L is sort of XL but there are also special water bottle sizes usually in central and eastern europe with 5 liters up to 20 litres.

  • @gedeuchnixan3830
    @gedeuchnixan3830 14 дней назад +3

    Liquid Death has a fun story and was actually just a completly made up campain of a marketing guy to proof a point. Noone was listening to him they could sell way more water with different marketing so he designed a logo, made a facebook page etc to show he can gather interest in water. But it worked so well millions asking were to buy? There was no product not even a plan to ever make Liquid Death yet here we are 😂

    • @josefsad1502
      @josefsad1502 14 дней назад

      The founder got the idea at a festival, when he realized that many visitors poured tap water into empty "Monster" energydrink cans to drink it.

    • @gedeuchnixan3830
      @gedeuchnixan3830 14 дней назад

      @@josefsad1502 You´re misremembering the event, wasn´t the visitors but the bands having "Monster Energy" in brutal heat and he thought "they can´t possible putting on those shows drinking Monster in this heat" and asked the bands, turned out it was official Monster Tour Water made for performers since most of them don´t drink that Monster crap.

    • @josefsad1502
      @josefsad1502 14 дней назад

      @gedeuchnixan3830 To be honest, I read the story on their Wikipedia page, just a few minutes before I replied to your comment. I checked it again to make sure I'm not braindead. It was mentioned that it were the visitors (concertgoers) not the band. Where did you get your information?

    • @gedeuchnixan3830
      @gedeuchnixan3830 13 дней назад

      @@josefsad1502 Wikipedia isn´t 100% trustworthy, they even put on false information on purpose, caught this year regarding Warhammer. I saw a documentary and visitors don´t even make sense from the POV of the marketing guy, the visitors are the target the stars do the marketing and get people to drink crap like Monster and that´s when the idea started: the stars are already drinking water, easy to get water cans in their hands and when people see their stars with it, they buy it. Visitors putting water in all kinds of containers on festivals depending on which container you can bring to the infield no issues, hydration is very important on a festival, I´m an experienced festival visitor.

  • @1977absalon
    @1977absalon 14 дней назад +2

    If its possible you should try some sparkling water from scandinavia, all sparkling water have small differences because they come from different natural springs, there are some very good ones from denmark, but my absolute favorite is ramlosa from sweden.

  • @Goddybag4Lee
    @Goddybag4Lee 14 дней назад +9

    Who knew Poland would win a water taste test. Congratulations!

    • @malkontentniepoprawny6885
      @malkontentniepoprawny6885 14 дней назад

      Be careful with some waters in Poland, in some places you can buy mineral water, which is actually medicinal water, with a very high content of minerals, e.g. sulfur, it smells like fart and is disgusting,.

  • @stemid85
    @stemid85 9 дней назад

    Radenska is a childhood favorite. Never heard of the others. My favorite today is Croatian Jamnica, but the most convenient for me to get regularly in Sweden is Ramlösa.

  • @AHVENAN
    @AHVENAN 14 дней назад +2

    Here in Finland and Sweden at least, flavoured sparkling water is quite popular, there are tons of different flavors available

  • @fietssleen7183
    @fietssleen7183 11 дней назад +1

    In the Netherlands you can buy mineral water from the brand Bar Le duc. But for the Dutch living in Utrecht Bar le Duc just comes out of the tap, the toilet and the shower head. The water comes from the same source. 😂 a liter from the tap costs € 0.0013, from a bottle in the supermarket € 0.90. Marketing is everything!

  • @spurezurko
    @spurezurko День назад

    Radenska from Slovenia! 🎉 The whole country here drinks it. Especially with vine lol but mostly we drink tap water. Its excellent

  • @aldenret
    @aldenret 8 дней назад

    I know you just did a "look at lots of different sodas" video, but i want to give my recommendations anyway. Probably IMPOSSIBLE to find, but my favorite drink currently is called Trocadero. Its a swedish soft drink flavoured with Apple and Orange, and it really has a unique feeling to it. But yeah, if you find yourself one of those bottles give it a try! Other than that, where i live we have two major sparkling water types, them being Loka and Ramlösa. They do a lot of different taste combinations, adding slight taste modifications to normal sparkling water. My favorite of that bunch would be Ramlösa Pomegranate and Strawberry, it has a super unique taste!
    Just a sweed enjoying your journey into the taste of europe! :D