Commentary
Is this what water tastes like? Pure and flavorless, yet subtly sweet, the water is almost bubbly, but it lacks the acidic, salty taste of carbonated water. The taste is unlike that of water I’ve drunk my whole life, but it’s not completely unfamiliar. Vaguely, I remember Hawaiian water my uncle gave my family when I was about seven. I only tasted that one bottle, but for years afterward, I fondly remembered the sweetness of that water. As a child who never enjoyed drinking plain water, I appreciated the improved taste of the exotic liquid so much that I imagined the sweet flavor permeated the local water with which we refilled the bottle afterward.
