Luxury Hotel Adds Pricey Water List

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Oct 17th 2007 at 9:03AM

It used to be that the wine list was one way to judge the quality of a restaurant, these days you might want to look at the water list. What was once a simple choice between sparkling and still has evolved as restaurants and hotels expand their water options. Decanter reports that the London hotel Claridge's will offer a water list featuring 30 mineral water brands from around the world, including the pricey 420 Volcanic from New Zealand which is priced at £50 a liter. The staff can offer help on food matching, for example they say that Finé from Shuzenji, Japan has a slightly sweet taste and is perfect for sushi, while Welsh water Llanllyr's goes well with salads. My question is whether the rising concern about bottled waters will nip this trend in the bud or whether exotic bottled waters will become a treat for special occasions.

Tags: bottled water, clairidges, exotic water, ExoticWater, hotel, london, luxury water, water, water sommelier, WaterSommelier

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Neece Oct 18th 2007 1:58AM

Well that takes the cake. I've seen it all now. That's very nice of them to offer the matching service, to keep you from having water-choice overload. I prefer my water filtered... through a coffee pot or teabag, so I guess this one seems a bit much. But if you're a connoisseur, I'm sure it's quite refreshing to have such great choices.

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