Trader Joe's Lime Flavored Water

Trader Joe's Lime Flavored Water turned out to be somewhat of a slight disappointment. I tried it this past week and it was just so-so. Would I buy it again? Maybe, maybe not. At $0.99 a bottle, this is still more of a treat to get, rather than a regular weekly purchase. Plus, for less than that, I can just squeeze a lime into my own water bottle and that would taste a lot better. The lime flavoring in Trader Joe's Lime flavored water was more reminiscent of some distant relative of a watered down margarita mix--it's that kind of lime taste, not like a freshly squeezed lime at all.

The good thing about Trader Joe's Lime Flavored Water is that it has zero calories! It has no artificial colors or flavors, no sweeteners and no preservatives. The  ingredients include: filtered water, natural lime flavor with other natural flavors, citric acid. Now, the only question I have is: what "other" natural flavors are they talking about?

Trader Joe's was out of the Mint flavored water the day I purchased the Lime flavored water, but I don't know if I will be trying the Mint any time soon. In the past, I have tried ICIO Peppermint Flavored Water and it was just okay, so I can sort of imagine how the Trader Joe's Mint flavored water might taste.

Maybe if Trader Joe's would offer a four or six pack of these flavored waters, more people would buy them. For me, it seems strange just to buy one bottle at a time for the individual price of $0.99/bottle!
If Trader Joe's is going to sell this flavored water by the bottle, perhaps someone could figure out a way to keep these single bottles refrigerated, so they will be  nice and chilled for the patrons who drop by during their lunch hour to pick out a prepackaged to-go lunch. Since Trader Joe's Flavored water seems to fall into that category of single serving usage, it would be super convenient if these bottles were marketed as pre-chilled and "ready-to-drink," so someone could pick out a flavored water to drink with their prepackaged, "ready-to-eat" Trader Joe's entree. But these are just my random ideas, so far...

I find that a good way to make an easy, mellow flavored water is to just put some cucumber and lime slices in a big pitcher of water. It's very refreshing and not too shabby for homemade flavored water. Using a funnel, you can easily pour the flavored water into a glass bottle for a chic display!