Polar – Ginger Lime Mule

This is without hesitation my favorite flavored sparkling water I’ve yet tried. I don’t really notice the lime, which is good (subtle), but the ginger is as strong as I want it to be—so strong, even, it gives the illusion of sweetness—I had to doublecheck to make sure there was no sugar. It really is the perfect soft drink—I can quit trying them all now, and just head for the bar. Of course—who knows if I’ll be able to find this again, and—of course I still want to keep trying stuff. I assume the name is based on the Moscow Mule, which is a particularly dumb cocktail. I love the mules that are animals, but mule as a cocktail, a shoe, or a person—no. Ginger beer/ginger ale is yet another can of worms. In recent decades, there’s been some fancy-pants ginger beer available, which is gingery enough, but, without exception, WAY TOO SWEET. Most other ginger ale, though, just plain sucks—the exception being Vernors, which was aged and had a sublime, unusual flavor—my favorite soft drink, growing up. The company’s been sold (many times), and the flavor is no doubt not the same—well, I haven’t tried it in years. At any rate, now, THIS—even if it’s not called “ginger ale”—it is the best ginger ale—and now, my ginger ale of choice—despite the dumb name.

12.7.22