Metromint: Spearmint

Aroma: The sharp, cool scent of spearmint is evident as soon as you open the bottle.

Taste: Yep, that's minty water all right. There are no sweeteners whatsoever, and the water itself tastes pure and is unobtrusive, so there is nothing to get in the way of the crisp spearmint flavor. The coolness of the mint lingers on your tongue for a good while.

Price: $.99 (on sale) at a local grocer. Usually priced at over $1.50. Available at stores nationwide and online.

Ingredients: Purified water, mint

Other Comments: Metromint has a site that matches its products' crisp, hip image quite well. Not surprisingly, one of the founders has a background in fashion and design. (The bottle just screams "Fashionable!", which also leaves this product's users wide open to gags about being 'metro'- sexual. Hey, I'm comfortable with my beverage preferences.) Metromint is keen on going green.

Overall: As I said with the lemon and orange infused versions, I have a bit of a issue with buying mint water that I could probably make at home for about a dime a bottle. Maybe it's just the prideful chef side of me. I know, companies have marketing costs, and it takes cash to keep the factory "green", and they have children to feed, blah blah blah. If I am missing some big factor that contributes to the pricing, Metromint, feel free to email me and let me know. (danithius@hotmail.com) It's good for what it is, but I do prefer the more complex flavor of the lemon and orange-mint versions.

Rating: 3.5/5 stars.

-Danithius