Seltzer is the minimalist of the bubbly world. It’s literally just carbonated water—H2O with CO2 forced in under pressure. No sugar, no weird flavors, no nothing. It’s the blank canvas of beverages.
Think of it as water that got a little too excited and puffed up its chest. If water were a comedian, seltzer would be the one doing a clean, crowd-pleasing set—nothing offensive, just crisp and refreshing. You can drink it straight, or you can mix it with anything from orange juice to a squirt of lemon.
Fun fact: seltzer got its name from the German town of Selters, which had naturally carbonated springs. So really, you’re sipping a little piece of German history. Prost! (That’s “cheers” in German, in case your Duolingo streak is dead.)
