La Croix – Mojito

Publisher’s note: Another year-old sparkling water review that will seem somewhat dated, at this point—but maybe it will still be relevant. It’s hard to keep up with the rapidly changing, vibrant, fluid, world of sparkling water! At any rate, I was excited to see this attempt at Mojito water until I noticed the trademark symbol next to the word Mojito—what’s that all about? Does it mean no one can have the Mojito cocktail on their menu without paying La Croix? That put me off a little, until I tasted it—and realized I didn’t need ™ to put me off—this water is nasty. What I was excited about was someone attempting a flavor with MINT in it—so far, I haven’t seen any mint in any capacity. Maybe it won’t work in a sparkling water—but you’ve got to try. Anyway, I realize the Mojito cocktail goes way back, but it didn’t become a trendy cocktail until after I quit drinking, so I missed out. (To this day, I like to annoy the hipsters by pronouncing it MO-jih-toe.) I guess it’s usually made with rum, sugar, lime, and mint—sounds like a good idea—and probably sounds better after a few. The problem with the water (the can design is good) is that it seems to be replicating the taste of rum as much as the other ingredients—and I’m sorry, but rum is nasty. I know, I know, I drank plenty, back… but you always mix rum, usually with something sweet, and often with fruit juice. I’m talking about your average white rum—there are those dark, and aged, and fancy-pants Pusser’s rums that are—I’m guessing—complex and rich and, if nothing else, interesting. But the kind that tastes like this (replicated in this water), is, I’m sorry, nasty.

No. 113 – 7.27.25