Does water have a distinct taste? The answer is a resounding yes at the annual Fine Water Summit.
Martin Riese, a certified water sommelier, is shown tasting water at the Fine Water Summit in Athens, Greece.Does water have a distinct taste? The answer is a resounding yes – that is, if you ask Martin Riese.
“I’m almost, like, chewing the water,” Riese said while sipping from a stemmed wine glass. “I’m chewing the water. I’m putting a lot of my – I’m moving the water through all my whole palate, because my tongue has different taste palates. And I want that the water goes everywhere that my tongue now can detect taste. Then I’m adding oxygen.”
And while it all might seem slightly ridiculous, these experts argue that there’s more to water than meets the eye.“Water can be fruity, easy, approachable to, ‘Oh my god, what’s happening in my glass?’” Riese said. For example, a type of natural sparkling water from Spain comes out of the source with bubbles in it.
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