H₂0range is just plain clear still bottled water that tastes slightly sweet, along the lines of Ty Nant or Evian. It’s bottled in Texas, and I think it’s the activated carbon listed on the label that accounts for the impression of sweetness.

H₂0range has been a popular purchase for friends visiting Austin, and the unusual bottle makes a wonderful souvenir. According to the H₂0range Web site, manufacturing this bottle was indeed a challenge: “Molding a Tower-shaped bottle that could withstand the pressures of filling, stacking, and transportation was challenging; and several modifications had to be made.” These bottles are very finely detailed and very true in proportions.

On the water’s site, the source is described as follows: “H₂0range is “Texas Purified” to achieve optimum purity and taste. Texas rainwater collects in three Texas rivers – the Atascosa, Nueces and Frio – which flow into Choke Canyon Reservoir and Lake Corpus Christi. The Corpus Christi Municipal Water District purifies that water to exacting EPA standards, then the Oneta Bottling Company further purifies H₂0range, using a combination of activated carbon, ozone, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and deionization.”

A purchase of H₂0range contributes to academic scholarships, we’re told. H₂0range is not an exotic product; as the locator shows (enter “Austin”), it’s to be found around town everywhere.