What is the best bottled water brand?

Some of this water spent fifteen years in a mountain; some spent an afternoon in a filtration plant. Blind sips rarely respect the price tag.

1

Aquafina

PepsiCo's purified water, filtered through reverse osmosis until almost no minerals remain.

2

Dasani

Coca-Cola's purified water, with magnesium and potassium added back after filtration for taste.

3

Fiji

Artesian water from a Fijian aquifer, known for a soft, slightly sweet taste from natural silica.

4

Evian

French Alps spring water that filters through glacial rock for roughly 15 years before bottling.

5

Voss

Norwegian water in a cylindrical glass bottle, a fixture of restaurant tables and taste-test podiums.

6

Smartwater

Vapor-distilled water with electrolytes added, sold by Coca-Cola in its tall ridged bottle.

7

Poland Spring

Maine spring water and the biggest bottled water name in the northeastern United States.

8

Essentia

Ionized alkaline water at pH 9.5, marketed on hydration efficiency rather than source.

9

Core Hydration

A pH-balanced water with added minerals, sold in a distinctive curved bottle.

10

Liquid Death

Austrian mountain water in a tallboy can, built on heavy-metal branding and an anti-plastic pitch.

11

Icelandic Glacial

Water from Iceland's Ölfus Spring, bottled at source and certified carbon neutral.

12

Mountain Valley Spring Water

Arkansas spring water bottled in green glass since 1871, a favorite of chefs and boxers alike.

13

Acqua Panna

Still Tuscan spring water with a smooth mineral profile, poured widely in fine-dining rooms.

14

Volvic

French volcanic spring water filtered through six layers of lava rock in Auvergne.

15

Perrier

Naturally carbonated French mineral water in its green bottle, sparkling since 1863.

16

San Pellegrino

Italian sparkling mineral water from Bergamo, recognizable by its red star label.

17

Topo Chico

Mexican mineral water from Monterrey with aggressive bubbles and a cult cocktail following.

18

Saratoga Spring Water

New York spring water in a cobalt-blue bottle, bottled since 1872 and revived as a status pour.