The water it self taste pretty good but the material the water bottle is made of is pretty flimsy. It tends to bend and spill once you drink half of it while holding it in your hands. They also tend to easily spill in the packaging when stacked upon each other and I wouldn't recommend giving one to a child because they spill so easily due to the material/plastic it is made of. Therefore I rate it 3 stars but I would rate the taste of the water 4 - 5 stars! :)