Liquid Death Sinister Ginger: Our Honest Review of Ginger Ale-Flavored Sparkling Water

Liquid Death recently dropped three new soda-flavored sparkling waters. What is soda flavored sparkling water? Honestly, I’m still trying to figure it out. If fruit-flavored sparkling water is supposed to approximate the taste of sparkling water with fresh fruit dropped into it, then soda-flavored sparkling water is, what, supposed to taste like sparkling water that someone spilled some soda into?

Whatever it is, Liquid Death is going all in on the concept, adding to its pre-existing line-up of soda-flavored sparkling water with three new flavors: the grape soda-flavored Killbert Grape, the Mountain Dew-flavored MTN Don’t, and the ginger ale-flavored Sinister Ginger. My colleague Gwynedd Stuart just reviewed Killbert Grape, so now it’s my turn to review Sinister Ginger (we’re still waiting on MTN Don’t, but you better believe you’ll see a review here the second we get our hands on it).

New Liquid Death Flavor!

Liquid Death Sinister Ginger

Pros: It tastes like a very light diet ginger ale, so it does what it set out to do. If you like the sweetness and mild ginger flavor of ginger ale (rather than the punch and spice of ginger beer) then I think the flavor will appeal. It also has really great fizz—lots of tiny, extra spritzy bubbles that helped give the drink some lift.

Cons: First of all, I’ve got beef with the name. It’s boring! Sure, Killbert Grape is a wild name referencing a possibly problematic movie from the ‘90s, but Sinister Ginger is nothing. Here’s some other ideas: Dead & Ginger (like Fred and Ginger), Ginger Slice (like Ginger Spice), Ginger Impale (you get it). As for the flavor, it’s just so sweet. Liquid Death is flavored with agave and stevia and it’s overkill. The fake sugar aftertaste lingers and lingers.

Verdict: If you like diet ginger ale but want to “drink water” then a can of this (with a squeeze of lemon or lime—that really helps balance out the flavor) will hit the spot. But if you’re at all sensitive to the saccharine taste of alternative sweeteners or are looking for actual ginger flavor, you’re going to want to steer clear.

Rating:

5/10

Sporks

About the Author

Hi! I’m the editor-in-chief of Sporked. I will never turn down a fresh-shucked oyster but I’ll also leap at whatever new product Reese’s releases and I love a Tostitos Hint of Lime, even if there is no actual lime in the ingredients. Why you should trust me: I have been writing about food and beverages for well over a decade and am an avid at-home cook and snacker. I began my career writing about fine dining and recipes, moved into cocktails and spirits, and now I talk about groceries. If you can eat it or drink it, I’ve probably written about it. What I buy every week: Trader Joe’s dried okra. Appleton Farms prosciutto from Aldi. Some sort of Trader Joe’s cheese (I’m into the aged gouda at the moment). Frozen waffles (usually the Eggo Cinnamon Toast Minis). Spindrift water (loving the Cosmopolitan right now). Favorite ranking: Smoked salmon. Imagine me as Scrooge McDuck but instead of coins I’m diving into a vault of slippery smoked salmon slices. Pure joy. I also found some real steals in that taste test! Least favorite ranking: Canned oysters. I had such high hopes for this but it quickly became a chore. The kitchen smelled like an uncleaned aquarium.