Don't buy and drink "La Croix" in France unless you want to drink bleach.
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Hail Satan then, I'm a recovering alcoholic and millennial and I like drinking something that feels like a punishment.
There are a lot of categories of food and drink that I will never understand how anyone likes them. 'Unsweetened and carbonated' is reasonably high on the list for me - carbonation itself is bitter in my experience, and bitter by itself is unpleasant.
Of course different strokes for different folks, I don't think people who like it should stop, I just don't get why they do.
Dude I love that shit. Especially citrusy flavors. But everyone’s tastes are different.
I don't understand why people drink water uncarbonated. I got mytself a soda maker, though as the water is just fine here. I usually only add a drop of lemon juice.
I don't get people binging on liquid sugar drinks. Only a hint of syrup gives my bubbly water the idea of sweetness.
I wouldn't buy this crap though, I'd happily drink it for free.
Home-brewer here. I've used a C02 canister and keg to carbonate my beer for a while, since it's simpler and more consistent than trying to add sugar to a bottle before capping it.
I also bought a $1 adapter that lets me connect my CO2 to a bottle and carbonate a few liters of water with a few moments of shaking. Add a few tiny bottles of flavoring and I can make a 12-pack of seltzer in about 30 seconds with any flavors I have on hand. Pear is my current favorite, but I also have cherry, vanilla, orange and others, and they can be mixed. My kiddos love the 'dreamsicle' that is a few drops of vanilla + orange. I rarely add sugar, unless I'm aiming for a more 'soda' vibe.
The CO2 canister and gas regulator assembly was probably $70-ish bucks around 10 years ago. Refilling the canister is $20 and I do it around quarterly, while making 5-10 liters of seltzer a week. I have a homebrew store nearby, but I'm pretty sure that I could find a food-grade CO2 provider too, since any bar needs one.
I have friends who use SodaStream, but their gas canisters are terrible for pricing when you can do it yourself.
I used seltzer to kick a soda habit. I swapped sugary sodas like Mountain Dew for a non-sugar fizzy drink. I just couldn't go for flat water and needed the bubbles. LaCroix and its cousins were a step in the right direction and having the ability to make my own on-demand was perfect.
Maaaan. I kicked soda several years back and I like flavored water now lol. It's getting a bit pricey now these days.
Get a soda maker and add a tiny amount of syrup or fruit juice
Hey .. that's not a bad idea.
Brainwashed by popular sugar products, the human makes fun of healthier alternatives. Where’s my high fructose corn syrup, caffeine, and cancer causing agents?! /s
just not liking the teasing of flavor is all. If I want flavor I will drink the sugary ones, otherwise I will just drink plain water. Having nothing is better than unsatisfying amount that makes you want more.
I'll take Pellegrino. But the devil didn't make carbonated water, he made Canada Geese,
If that’s the devils water I guess I’m a devil worshipper. I love sparkling water. La croix is very good however Spindrift is my favorite and love all their flavors.
Hello fellow spindrift enjoyer, it's good to know that there's others like me. Honestly I just love the lemon flavor (no hate on other ones though).
Spindrift orange mango is so nice... mmmm
I’ve heard Americans pronounce it La cRoy and I refuse to accept that
So you're saying it should actually be pronounced "La Croiks"?
The way it’s spelt
La cwa? La craw? Somewhere between those two
La Cr(rrr added rolling r for bonus)wa
yeah but the alternative is to use the french pronunciation which is also fucking stupid
Is that not how you read it in your head?
Apparently that exact pronunciation is on their website.
It’s American so it’s not surprising they say the name wrong
Like Guy Fieri
The Lemoncello is a strong delicious flavor.
The Cherry Blossom is NASTY, it tastes like tootsie rolls.
Lacroix? Taste?
Are you a super taster or something? I only ever taste cardboard with a fine mist of watered down fruit juice when I drink them.
Bubbly’s are way better, or even Waterloos.
Hi. It depends on how long you haven't drank any sweet drinks like soda. LaCroix has a lot of flavor. But if you where to drink 2 mountain dews a day for 10 years straight you won't taste anything but ass.
I was in the ‘no taste’ crowd until I cut soda out of my diet and just cut way back on sugar in general. These are a decent substitute and they have plenty of flavor.
When you’re use to the 40-50 grams of sugar in a soda it’s hard to compete. Kinda like smokers actually being able to smell and taste stuff after they quit.
Edit: typo
Bubly and Waterloo also have no sugar, and yet still taste like actual fruit flavors.
Well, I don’t drink any sugary drinks ever, so that may be part of it. But the Lemoncello specifically has very much taste!