Dancing Spot Water Taste Test Dancing Spot
November 2002
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We conducted a blind taste test of five different waters. Each student ranked the five waters from Best Taste to Worst Taste. Two-thirds of the class predicted they would prefer Crystal Geyser water because that’s what they usually drink, distilled water because it is completely pure, Calistoga water, and Evian. No one thought they would like Room 17 water best. Here is a summary of the results of our blind taste test.

Waters Arranged by Number of Votes for Best Taste

RatingWaterFrom WhereHard or Soft
Best Palo Alto Tap Water Hetch Hetchy (Yosemite) and Palo Alto Wells Soft
2nd (Tie) Evian
Calistoga
Cachat Springs, Evian, France
Calistoga, California
Hard
Soft
3rd Black Mountain Distilled Brea, California Soft
4th Crystal Geyser Sierra Nevada Mountains, California Soft

We were surprised that Room 17 water was the favorite of most students and that Crystal Geyser came in last. It didn’t seem to matter if the water was hard or soft. Some people really liked Evian (which is hard).


Waters Arranged by Number of Votes for Worst Taste

RatingWaterFrom WhereHard or Soft
Worst Crystal Geyser Sierra Nevada Mountains, California Soft
2nd Black Mountain Distilled Brea, California Soft
3rd Evian Cachat Springs, Evian, France Hard
4th Calistoga Calistoga, California Soft
5th Palo Alto Tap Water Hetch Hetchy (Yosemite) and Palo Alto Wells Soft

There were two waters that people felt really strongly about—Evian and Distilled water. Few people had those waters in the middle of their lists. People really liked them or really disliked them!

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