Physical Description
Water that is carbonated and made effervescent.
Colors: clear and sparkly
Tasting Notes
Flavors: slightly salty
Mouthfeel: Effervescent, Fizzy, Bubbly, Sharp
Food complements: Lemon, Lime, Ginger
Wine complements: Red wine, Dry white wine, Port wine, White wine, Almaden, Sparkling wine
Beverage complements: Whiskey, Brandy, Juice
Substitutes: Seltzer, Lemon soda, Lime soda, Gingerale, Still water
Selecting and Buying
Choosing: Look out for club soda in cans that are leaking, rusting, bulging or severely dented.
If it develops an off odor, flavor or appearance, discard right away for quality purposes.
Buying: Available at all supermarkets, liquor stores and most convenience stores
Procuring: Club soda could be identical to plain carbonated waer or it may contain a small amount of table salt, sodium citrate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium sulfate, or disodium phosphate, depending on the bottler.
In the UK Soda Water is nearly always ade with sodium bicarbonate. The process can also occur naturally to produce carbonated mineral water.
Preparation and Use
Soda water is often drunk plan, mixed with fruit juices and is used to dilute alcoholic beverages an make cocktails, such as a whisky and soda or Campari and soda.
Can be used in cleaning iron pots and pans, red wine spills on carpet, car supplies and precious gems like sapphires, rubies, emeralds and diamonds.
Can also be used to calm an upset stomach.
Conserving and Storing
Store in cool, dry area.
Storage time shown is for best quality only - after that, its color and flavor may change, but in most cases, may still be safe to consume if it has been stored properly.
Social/Political
History: In the past, club soda was produced in the home by charging a refillable seltzer bottle by filling it with water and then adding carbon dioxide.
Club soda was first sold in North America in the late 1700.