Llanllyr

The other day, I had lunch with a friend at Ummba Grill, a uniquely delicious Brazilian churrascaria.

I asked for a bottle of still water, and was expecting the usual brands. When the server brought two neatly-designed bottles of Llanllyr SOURCE water to our table, my curiosity was certainly piqued.

One sip and I was jumping for joy. FINALLY, bottled water that tastes clean. Most bottled water has some sort of aftertaste to me…whether from inorganic minerals, chemicals, or plain old invisible gunk floating around in it.

Llanllyr SOURCE is now my absolute favorite water, though it’s a bit hard to find. The world isn’t yet hip to its glory, but give it time.

So what makes this water so special? Here, I’ll let the Llanllyr site speak for itself:

“Llanllyr SOURCE is one of the world’s premium quality bottled waters. It comes from our sources beneath certified organic fields in West Wales in the United Kingdom.

We bottled our first water only a few years ago in 1999, but behind our highly contemporary product there’s a truly fascinating story that begins literally centuries ago!

We know the same sources have been providing drinking water for over 800 years because a Cistercian nunnery was established on the site in 1180 and it survived for over 400 years, The history of the site goes back much further than that though.

It may have been the stunning design of the original SOURCE bottle that first caught the market’s eye, but it soon became clear that it was the distinctively appealing and ‘clean’ taste of the water that was persuading sector leading restaurants, hotels and venues around the world to make it their water of choice. And it’s not just our opinion - SOURCE consistently leads blind taste tests and is endorsed by chefs in many top U.K. and overseas restaurants.”

Llanllyr SOURCE is a good water for non-water drinkers. If you hate drinking water, try Llanllyr’s pure water first before you make that claim. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised!

As for how in the world one should pronounce the name, the general consensus seems to go with, “Thlawnthleer.”

Call it what you want, but just don’t call me late for dinner!