That's because it's less a water and more of a soft drink—it's sweetened usually with corn syrup and infused with quinine, an ingredient that hails from the cinchona tree and results in tonic water's signature, slightly bitter taste. Given its strong flavor, the quality of the tonic you're using makes a big difference. Try using a syrup like Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. Rules of the House Cocktail View Story. Tags Drinks. Whether it's seltzer, club soda, tonic water, or mineral water, they all posses slightly different ingredients making their flavor and best uses just a little bit different.
Clear up your carbonation confusion once and for all so that you can live your best bubbly life while having a clear understanding of what exactly is in that fizzy drink of yours. With so many different kinds of bubbly waters that all seem like they're one in the same, it can be tricky to keep track of them all.
From tonic water to seltzer to mineral water, it seems like nobody is drinking just plain water anymore. This is the most basic kind of bubbles. Solely made up of plain, unadulterated water that has been highly charged with carbon dioxide, seltzer has a clean, plain taste to it with that makes for a great canvas for added flavors, like citrus or berries.
Sparkling mineral water is made with natural spring or well water, which means it has naturally occurring minerals like salts and sulphur compounds in it.
These minerals sometimes give the water a natural carbonation; other times, carbon dioxide is added for extra oomph. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Filed under: What's the Difference?
Here's the thing: it's really up to the brand to determine if they want to be a seltzer or sparkling water. Because the FDA doesn't have a Standard of Identity for sparkling water or seltzer, the brand can call their product what they think it is. The main difference now seems to depend on a brand's marketing strategy. A lot of older companies use the term "seltzer" while newer companies use "sparkling water.
Finally—a beverage with a clear difference! Club soda is carbonated water that "includes dissolved salts […] that are only there to enhance the flavor," says Kenworthy. This makes club soda taste similar to the original mineral water. As a result, club sodas will always have some amount of sodium on their nutrition label. Schweppes, for example, adds sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride, and potassium sulfate to their club soda.
The drink has 95 milligrams of sodium but is still 0 calories, 0 grams of sugar, and is caffeine-free.
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