In this week’s LIL talk, Matt Phillips gave us an effervescent presentation on Seltzer, followed by a tasting.

We tasted

  • Perrier – minerally, slightly salty, big bubbles with medium intensity
  • Saratoga – varied bubble size, clean… Paul says that this reminds him of typical German seltzers
  • Poland Springs – soft, smooth, sweet and clean
  • Gerolsteiner – Minerally with low carbonation
  • Borjomi – Graphite, very minerally, small bubbles, funk

Of course, throughout the conversation, we discussed the potential for the bottles affecting our opinions. We agreed that for a truly objective comparison, we’d transfer the samples to generic containers.

Though our tech and law talks are always educational and fun, our carbonated water talk was a refreshing change.