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Permalink Reply by Mike McGinness on June 7, 2011 at 9:25pm

Sparkling before to cleanse the palate, flat after.

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Permalink Reply by Dustin DeMers on June 7, 2011 at 11:32pm

Im not a fan of sparkling water, so flat water all the way.

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Permalink Reply by Matthew on June 8, 2011 at 5:28am

Flat

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Williamson on June 8, 2011 at 2:22pm

+1 on Mike's post

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Permalink Reply by Brandi Heath on June 14, 2011 at 9:33am

yeah i definitely prefer flat water. sparkling water to me has its own taste that can be a little too intense after espresso. but thats based on opinion and not actual skill lol

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Permalink Reply by Jason Haeger on June 16, 2011 at 7:48am

In my experience, still water enhances the aftertaste of the espresso, whereas sparkling water all but kills it.  I prefer to enhance the experience of the coffee.  

 

While I agree with sparkling to cleanse the palate, the question was "which one".. not to mention, if the coffee is a bit on the too-fresh side, sparkling water as an "apertif" to the espresso might negatively effect the taste experience.  Just my opinion, of course.

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