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s u m m e r 2 0 1 8 | 3 3 | 3 3 s u m m e r 2 0 1 8 s u m m e r 2 0 1 8 | 3 3 Mountain Valley Spring Water: Founded in 1871 and sourced from the Ouachita Mountains in western Arkansas from a granite-based aquifer, Mountain Val- ley was one of the first bottled waters to be distributed nationally. It's light and pure on the palate in addition to containing essential minerals like potas- sium, magnesium, and calcium—the latter of which registers as a creamy herbaceous note with wet earth. Hawaiian Springs Water: This water is bottled at an aquifer on Hawaii's Big Island, where it picks up minerals and trace alluvial elements from lava rock. It offers a smooth, creamy viscosity on the palate due to its natural silica content, which leads to a clean taste with notes of earthiness on the finish. Badoit: One of France's best-known waters, Badoit traces its roots to the late 1700s when it was literally fit for the king—King Louis XVI, to be exact. Its mild carbonation and noticeable elements of silica give it a silkier, viscous quality. Badoit rises through the rocks of Saint-Galmier in the southern Loire Valley and has heightened levels of magnesium and calcium. VOSS Water: This brand originates from an aquifer in Norway roughly 200 miles southwest of Oslo. It's higher in chloride (not to be confused with chlorine, this electro- lyte represents various sodium elements soluble in water) than most brands, and there's a denser feel and an earthiness to the water that makes it both rounder and darker on the palate. Whistler Water: From glacial water found north of Whis- tler, Canada, in the Coast Mountains, the brand exhibits a gentle palate that's almost weightless in feel. Upon closer inspec- tion, a nuanced note of magnesium emerges alongside subtle floral notes, likely contribut- ing to Whistler Water's 2017 "Superior Taste Award" from the International Taste & Quality Institute. "the water we drink expresses the residual fingerprint of where it came from. Natural spring water from Australia is vastly different than water from Chile or North Dakota." s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r s u m m e r 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 ■cr

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