Bottled with Bite

Leave Evian for the naive. Check out the new bottled water, one that's not only vapor distilled but also seasoned with fruit. That's right, with Glaceau's American launch you can enjoy six new flavors of water, including Dragonfly fruit, peach ginseng, grapefruit cranberry, earl green tea and my favorite, lemon ginger. The water is zero calorie, super-trendy and often spotted next to a pair of little black pants. Made in Canada, the stuff proclaims to be "the best drink you've ever had," and strangely enough, it could be. Hints of fruit leak into your mouth with every sip, and even if you refill the bottle with normal water, the essence of peach or lemon is still there in the bottle.

Much lighter than fruit juice but cooler than water, this Glaceau stuff is really fun to drink, and even more fun to mix-and-match. The best combo so far? Earl Green + Ginseng Peach for a wakeup call, Lemon Ginger + Cranberry Grapefruit for lunch (or even better, for an evening cocktail, mixed in with peach schnapps or ginger ale and gin). It's weird to be so obsessed with water, but really, this stuff is so good. And oh yes, available beneath the East Union on food points. Head on down to that little basement store and stock up--FruitWater is prissy and pretentious, but it's also really good. Bid the Volvic au revoir, the Recess addiction to Glaceau is really just the tip of the iceberg.