Water from around The Globe?

Name on 07/07/2017 - 20:47
Last edited 07/07/2017 - 20:53

My dad is a bit of a nutter when it comes to water and is often comparing the taste of water in places he visits to how it tastes at home.

His birthday is coming up soon and as a bit of a gag (and a bit serious), I was planning on trying to source some decent quality water from around the country / world. I got the idea from that h2o Bar art installation that was in Sydney a few years back.

I've got
-Cape Grim still water (raining water collected from southern Tasmania only when the winds are blowing northerly)
-Aqui-live (some aquifer in Victoria apparently tastes earthy?)
-Voss (apparently tastes terrible but has a cool looking bottle)

Can anyone suggest any others and perhaps where to source?

Food & Grocery

Comments

  • watwatwat on 07/07/2017 - 21:11
    +16

    You have a weird family.

  • richox on 07/07/2017 - 21:17
    +5

    Fiji water is a classic
    edit: Also, you can buy 'nu water' from singapore, which is recycled wastewater.

    • cantoangel on 11/07/2017 - 11:29

      I didn't​ know nu was from overseas. Also explains why it tastes so yucky!

  • Euphemistic on 07/07/2017 - 21:35
    +20

    For even more fun get some different bottles and fill them all up with the same tap water then ask him to say which is best.

    • payless69 on 08/07/2017 - 10:28

      nothing works better than a double blind test
      give them some cheese and wine in between!

  • mskeggs on 07/07/2017 - 22:16
    +6

    I think this is funny and a good idea.
    I recommend Adelaide tap water for a memorable flavour. The best vintages are after a long dry spell.

    • Cluster on 08/07/2017 - 12:09
      +4

      A chlorine bouquet, with chlorine undertones matched with subtle chlorine flavours.

  • Ms Bargainer on 07/07/2017 - 22:29
    +2

    King Island Cloud Juice https://www.cloudjuice.com.au/Home.html

  • [Deactivated] on 07/07/2017 - 22:37
    +2

    I suggest you get a new dad/family.

  • jutsu on 07/07/2017 - 22:40
    +2

    What type of water are you looking for? "Purified" water, spring water or mineral water?
    - Evian: famous mineral water from France (ad from Evian, there is another ad with Spiderman)
    -> Evian limited edition (glass bottle)
    - SPA: mineral water from Belgium
    - Nestlé water: they own a lot of brands around the world…
    - Wattwiller: I don't think you can buy it in Australia but it's a mineral water from France (0 nitrate and less sodium! So it's purer than most mineral water).

    • DirtyMunchy on 07/07/2017 - 23:02
      +2

      So it's purer than most mineral water.

      Might as well drink distilled water at this point.

      • jutsu on 07/07/2017 - 23:48

        Wattwiller's water is not polluted by farms and by fertilisers, that's why it contains 0 nitrate/nitrite/ammonia and less sodium.

        Tbt, when I buy water or drink tap water, I don't care about nitrate/nitrite. Pink hams or pink sausages contain more nitrite…

  • Diji1 on 08/07/2017 - 01:06
    +3

    You should get 3 or 4 waters and then empty them and fill them with tap water. :D

    See what happens!

    • Kangal on 08/07/2017 - 12:22

      I predict the Placebo Effect would chime in.
      It does for Well-Respected Experts at Wine Testing.

  • payless69 on 08/07/2017 - 10:26
    +1

    there is a restaurant in Norway with a sign telling that the waiter had personally passed the water!

  • Cluster on 08/07/2017 - 12:10
    +1

    Give him a bottle of tap water from New Delhi for a potentially exotic experience.

  • bdl on 08/07/2017 - 13:51

    Pee in a bottle and call it "used" water

  • Dean29 on 08/07/2017 - 16:33

    http://imgur.com/bBC8UlZ

    • Name on 09/07/2017 - 19:01

      Perfect!

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