If a German buys bottled water, in the most cases it will be sparkling water. At least that's my experience, and the stock at the shop I frequent is >80% sparkl

If a German buys bottled water, in the most cases it will be sparkling water. At least that's my experience, and the stock at the shop I frequent is >80% sparkling. I suppose most of those who don't drink sparkling water get it from the tap; at least this holds for the people I know. Remember, water quality is quite good here, only a few areas have a bad taste to their tap water (still drinking water quality though). Edit: I don't think he counts other beverages, just sales of sparkling vs. non-sparkling water.