Top 7 Best Spindrift Flavors, Ranked and Reviewed (2024)

We know that the more water we drink, the better it is for our health. But plain water can get a little boring, and three liters of it a day can seem like a task.

Thankfully, there is Spindrift Sparkling Water. It’s bubbly and fruity. It’s all that you need to keep yourself hydrated.

Sparkling water contains bubbles that naturally occur due to the minerals that were in the water when it was sourced. But sometimes, just to add in an extra kick, carbon dioxide is added. This gives it a slight fizz, that isn’t present in normal bottled drinking water.

Spindrift’s sparkling water is fruit-flavored and according to their website, it is the first brand to use real fruit juice (most use artificial flavors though they might use the word ‘natural’). This shows in the color of the drink. For example, grapefruit flavor has a tinge of pink in it, blackberry has a tinge of purple, and so on.

Why is the color so important? It shows that the drinks indeed use real fruit along with the pulp, instead of just fruit essences which is the norm with most other fruit-flavored sparkling water brands.

Take a sip, and it is guaranteed that you will be able to guess the fruit juice that has gone into it. But don’t expect an overly fruity and sugary flavor. Remember, it is mostly water, with less than 10 percent fruit juice. So the fruit part is to give the otherwise plain water a twist. And the best part? Every can is under 10 calories, with the cucumber flavor packing the least — just 2 calories!

There are a total of 12 flavors: Pineapple, Lime, Cranberry Raspberry, Half Tea & Half Lemon, Strawberry, Grapefruit, Blackberry, Cucumber, Lemon, Orange Mango, Blood Orange Tangerine, and Raspberry Lime.

The cans look colorful, and when arranged next to each other, you get all the colors of the rainbow and more. Each flavor is associated with a color and has the image of the fruit it contains.

Each flavor when ordered online comes in a 24-can pack, each can has 12 oz. If you don’t like the flavor of what you have bought, you might not have a sparkly time finishing the cans.

The Seven Best Spindrift Flavors for 2024

We have elaborated on the taste, texture, and look of the seven most popular flavors of Sprindrift’s Sparkling Water so that you can make your decision with clarity.

1. Grapefruit

Grapefruit has a distinct flavor that’s sour and borderline bitter. If you are a fan of this tangy citrus fruit, then you will love this flavor of sparkling water.

Key features

• Available in 12 oz pink cans
• Contains 10 percent fruit juice
• Each can has 17 calories
• Lightly carbonated
• Slightly pulpy
• It is unsweetened
• Made with grapefruit, orange, and lemon

Though the can says grapefruit flavor, the ingredient list includes fresh grapefruit juice, fresh orange juice, and fresh lemon juice, besides sparkling water of course. We all know for a fact that fruits are good for your health and this can of sparkling water packs a punch.

The fruit juices are mixed in such a way that you can taste some sweetness of the orange, some sourness of the lemon juice, but also taste the grapefruit. The orange and lemon, in fact, highlight the grapefruit flavor. It’s not overpowering though, it’s almost like a small squeeze of the fruit has been added to bubbly water.

And when you taste the pulp, it validates that there is actual fruit in it.

The beverage has a peach-colored tint to it, which comes with the addition of hibiscus. The subtle cheerful color makes it a great addition to cocktails. Or pour it in a glass, and you could mistake it for a glass of Rosé wine.

This drink has more calories than any other flavor that we have reviewed in this article. While 17 calories a can still amount to nothing when compared with a can of fruit juice or Coke, it still is not the zero calories that you associate with a can of water.

Overall Rating: 9.6/10 (Excellent)

2. Pineapple

What you associate with pineapple is the sound of waves, a light breeze, and sand between your toes. This beverage, with the sweetness and tartness of pineapple, brings in serious tropical vibes.

Key features

• Available in 12 oz teal cans
• Contains 8 percent fruit juice
• Each can packs 13 calories
• Unsweetened
• Made with pineapples from Costa Rica

Pineapple is the newest addition to Spindrift’s Sparkling Water flavors. It’s made with carbonated water, citric acid, and fresh pineapple juice squeezed from the pineapples that are grown in Costa Rica. If you are wondering about that strange ingredient, citric acid — it is naturally found in fruits such as lime and lemons, and in small quantities even in pineapple.

Pour it into a glass, and you will see a light yellow drink. It’s a perfect drink for the summertime. It is also perfect to beat the winter blues. Who doesn’t like drinking pineapple-flavored anything any time of the year?

Having said that, those who are opting for this for a heady pineapple flavor will be disappointed. This can of sparkling water has only the slightest hint of pineapple. It works great for those who want a minimal change from taking swigs of plain water. And it is the best option there is to add some oomph to your cocktail without changing the taste of the cocktail much.

Overall Rating: 8.9/10 (Very Good)

3. Lemon

If you are someone who likes a glass of sparkling water with several slices of lemon, look no more, this is the beverage that will save you time and exceed your expectations.

Key features

• Available in 12 oz teal cans
• Contains only 3 percent fruit juice
• Contains only 3 calories per can

Who doesn’t love a classic lemonade? Especially after a long day out in the heat, or a strenuous workout session. Nothing is as refreshing as the tartness of the lemon and cold bubbly water.

Spindrift’s lemon-flavored sparkling water gives just that. This is why the decision to buy this product is so easy. There are no surprises here. It is lemon water with fizz.

The drink is made with ripe yellow lemons that are grown on farms of California. The acidic taste is not overpowering, and it tastes far from the artificial lemon essence that’s used by other brands.

This is a great product if you are watching your diet, or just want a staple refreshing drink in your fridge to quench your post-workout thirst. We recommend keeping a few cans in your backpack. You will thank us later.

Overall Rating: 8.2/10 (Very Good)

4. Cucumber

We know that cucumbers taste good in salads and Japanese Nori rolls, but what comes as a surprise is how well cucumber juice and sparkling water go together. It’s cool, refreshing, and tastes just like a freshly cut cucumber slice.

Key features

• Available in 12 oz teal cans
• Each can packs just two calories
• Contains 5 percent fruit juice
• Made with cucumber and citric acid

We know, it’s hard to imagine cucumber in a drink. That too, with fizz. But you have to taste it to know how authentic it tastes. This is a great option for those who want to give the citrus flavors a break. Here’s some good news for weight watchers: this drink has just two calories, making it the lowest-calorie drink among those that we have reviewed.

This is a clear shift from the more common lemony flavor that’s associated with beverages. However, this drink also contains a little bit of citric acid to give it a punch. But bear in mind that the citric flavor does not in any way compromise the cucumber taste.

The only concern with the drink is that those who are intolerant to citric acid might overlook the mention of citric acid in the ingredients and go with this drink assuming that it only contains cucumber and sparkling water. It’s always a good practice to know and understand what your drink is made of, especially in cases like these.

This beverage, which comes in a bright teal can, is best served chilled and makes for a nice addition to cocktails. Many reviewers mention that this product is hard to find in stores, so if you have a bad yearning for it, your best bet is to order it online when available.

Overall Rating: 7.5/10 (Good)

5. Raspberry Lime

The drink comes in a beautiful pink can, and when poured out looks like liquid cotton candy. This is the sweetest drink in Sprindrift’s Sparkling Water repertoire and has the boldest flavor.

Key features

• Available in 12 oz shocking pink cans
• Each can packs nine calories
• Contains 6 percent fruit juice
• Made with real raspberries and lime

The combination of raspberry and lime gives it a sweet and tangy flavor. The raspberries are picked from the Pacific Northwest when they are at the peak of their season. This is why the drink has a considerable amount of sweetness even without any added sugars.

In fact, this is the sweetest flavor that Spindrift has to offer. The sweetness of raspberries combined with the tartness of lime gives it a bold taste, unlike any of the other Spindrift drinks. The tart flavor, can, however, according to some reviewers, be a little overpowering.

This significant taste that comes through in every sip makes it a good alternative to sugary sodas that you have been meaning to avoid for a long. This, with just nine calories per can, and no artificial ingredients, is definitely the healthier option.

Overall Rating: 7.2/10 (Good)

6. Blackberry

This light and refreshing drink tastes as good as it looks. It has a reddish-purple color, and tastes sweet and tart like a juicy succulent blackberry.

Key features

• Available in 12 oz light purple cans
• Each can packs 10 calories
• Contains 8 percent fruit juice
• Made with real raspberries and lime

The can, with its light purple paint, is a beauty and so is the color of the fruit-infused sparkling water. This product is made with blackberries sourced from the Pacific Northwest. The drink includes blackberry puree and blackberry juice with a dash of fresh lemon juice mixed in carbonated water. You can taste a bit of the pulp from the berries.

This drink is on the sweeter side, with the taste of ripe blackberries really coming through. It also contains a few squeezes of lemon, which gives it the necessary tartness and lifts the flavor up a notch. Having said that, some find the lemon flavor dominates that of the berry.

Nevertheless, it makes for a refreshing mix of cocktails. If you wish, you could add a few blackberries to the drink to enhance the flavor of the berries.

Overall Rating: 6.9/10 (Above Average)

7. Orange Mango

Planning a cocktail for Sunday brunch? Make this your main ingredient. The orange mango sparkling water has borrowed the best of flavors from the two tropical fruits.

Key features

• Available in 12 oz cans
• Each can packs 10 calories
• Contains 7 percent fruit juice
• Made with orange juice and mango puree

Spindrift first made a soda out of this powerful combination of two very tasty tropical fruits: orange and mango. Later, they brought out this unsweetened version of orange mango sparkling water which is way healthier without compromising on the taste.

By the way, there is a big difference between soda and sparkling water (Soda includes the addition of potassium bicarbonate or potassium sulfate in water to make it bubbly, while sparkling water is naturally bubbly).

The Alphonso mangoes are sourced all the way from India because that’s where the best of them grow. And the oranges are from California and Arizona. This drink includes mango puree, orange juice, a little bit of citric acid, and carbonated water.

The drink has a strong orange color when poured into a clear glass, but in contrast, the taste is very subtle. You would be disappointed if you are expecting the bold flavor that you found in their soda version. This has just hints of the citrusy, tart, and sweet flavors that the fruits are known for.

You would either love it or hate it. It leaves a biting aftertaste, which some find appealing, and some find very confusing. So the only way to know if you want this stocked up in your fridge is to actually take a sip of it, and decide for yourself.

Overall Rating: 6.4/10 (Above Average)

So Is Spindrift’s Sparkling Water Good for You?

There are plenty of reasons for you to stock up these beauties in your fridge. First and foremost, it is a tasty beverage with minimum calories. Secondly, there is absolutely no added sugar. Thirdly, it is gluten-free, and non-GMO certified. What this means is that all the fruit that’s used is organic, and not genetically engineered. Just simple produce sourced from the farms across the United States and abroad.

For example, the berries used in the raspberry lime flavor or the blackberry flavor of Spindrift Sparkling Water is from the Pacific Northwest. Here, the berries are plucked at the peak of their season. The Alphonso mangoes that are used in the Orange Mango flavor are brought from India, and all the citrus fruits such as lemons, limes, oranges, and grapefruits are from California and Arizona.

Conclusion

Spindrift has a range of citrusy flavors, with lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, and orange as the ingredients. Then there is the more subtle and refreshing cucumber flavor. There are also options for those who are looking for something sweet — the sparkling water infused with raspberries and blackberries.

Whatever be your taste, there is a flavor (or combination of flavors) that’s waiting to become your favorite drink. The ingredients are so few and so simple, that there is no room for any mystery. It’s basically fruit and carbonated drink – what can go wrong with that?

Most importantly, this could be your best friend if you are trying to get away from the unhealthy sugary drinks. With minimum calories in each can, you don’t have to feel guilty about reaching into your fridge for just one more. Next time someone tells you to drink three liters of water, it won’t be that big a task if you have these cans stocked.