That's a blatant scam for self-appointed restaurant critics and other food pedants.

Let them be scammed. Why not... I have nothing against taking money from fools, so long as they don't convince reasonable people to do the same.

Capitalism at its finest. As alcohol is going out of fashion, people invent new product categories to profit from, and gullible people are brainwashed by marketing to embark on this trend.

Tap water here costs £1 per 1,000 L.

£19 a bottle (1 L) would amount to £19,000 per 1,000 L.

So, nope.

This is peak troll.

I get it, I will never buy in to it though.

Great share. These pretentious asshats gave me a hearty belly laugh, thank you

Conceptually This doesn’t seem too different from Perrier or San Pellegrino who for decades have had expensive water. I think a 750mL of Pellegrino was $7 on a menu I saw recently and I’ve seen Fiji water (still) for around the same.

It's been long established that what tastes good to one person, will not taste good to another person.

This is because taste buds are a two-way communication channel, they will call out for nutrients the body asks for, and provide reward chemicals to the brain upon receipt of said nutrients.

So if Buddy Boy thinks that a water with slightly higher mineral content in one way pairs best with pasta, it's because he's deficient in that mineral.

The whole concept of sommeliers needing to exist was blown to smithereens over 2 decades ago - I don't know why we're still having this conversation.

£19 for a Bottle of water? What is that shit

I prefer my water distilled

Tbf mineral water/spring water has a taste and feel to it, and that is dependant on the minerals. For instance Fiji water tastes/feels like that due to the silica content. "Purified water" in the states usually contains sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and calcium chloride "for taste" they say, I personally think baking soda tastes bad.

But hell no I wouldn't pay $19 a bottle, my go to is sourced from a local spring and is great, for $4 for 35, that's like 11c a bottle lmao.

Meet the grifters...

mineral content can be measured by evaporating a sample and weighing what is left as milligrams per litre of total dissolved solids (TDS)

I'd recommend ion chromatography here if you want accurate results lol

Given that we know what the mineral content of these different waters are, wouldn't it be a trivial matter to replicate that by starting with a very pure water source, and simply adding the right minerals?

Fuck no

No. Stop trying to monetize everything.

This seems like a nice scam to get in on. I just need some magnificent facial hair to get started.

Wait, it's NOT the Onion!

Fucking stupid , this brings me back to “Pen and teller’s bullshit episode on “fancy water” lol.

Penn and Teller did it....

As someone who actually appreciate water, definitely NO. We have high quality tap water here, and although there are differences in taste, it's not worth paying extra for at a restaurant.

But if they attribute magic healing qualities, claiming it's from ancient magic/holy sites, I bet people would travel to get it, because that's how stupid some people are.

This is just Nestle with extra steps.

I mean... Wine tasting is a scam too.

there was a penn and teller bullshit episode on this once. No they can't tell the difference. They served everyone tapwater from the same hose, but in fancy bottles, and now everyone started to have preferences.

No, no I would not.

Ideally, water shouldn't taste like anything. If you're deliberately seeking a taste, it's now another drink.

oh hey it's that ProZD skit from a decade ago but unironic.

lol fuck off. yea I get it extremely rich people can be very stupid but don't bring water into your stupid grift. It is not a luxury, it is a basic human right.

Is it a 6 or 7 L bottle? If not then hell no

laughs in norwegian

Ah yes, maybe they offer Agua de Culo.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2qydjVbLJk&pp=

As someone who only drinks water in restaurants and at home for several reasons: there are wild differences between different waters.

This seems like a step towards the water wars

That pic has serious Salt Bae vibes. But if douchebags can convince people to buy $12,000 bottles of fermented grape juice, which was once free in Europe, then water can't be far behind.

Can it get me drunk? No? Then fuck off.

Aren't there several New York pizza/bagel joints that import NY water? Something about it being better or more authentic...

How fucking pretentious. Adults playacting. Reminds me of Nero during the fall of Rome. In capitalism nothing counts unless it sells and people with too much money buy all sorts of weird shit, so this may produce another "revenue stream".

no

Penn and Teller did this exact thing in their show Bullshit.

Nope

If it is really rare water with a unique mineral composition, why not?