Here is the key, the amount of sugar in soda desensitizes your taste buds. Once you cut out soda, the seltzer and sparkling water tastes better each week. After a few months, even milk taste sweet for some reason. So you might not go that route if your first taste of sparkling water don't do it for you, but cut the soda and power through. You'll be glad you did. Source: I consume massive amounts of seltzer. Raspberry lime preferred.

Edit: occasionally consume ginger ale with seagram's seven. But nowadays it's mostly straight red breast 12 year with a single cube.

Here is the key, the amount of sugar in soda desensitizes your taste buds. Once you cut out soda, the seltzer and sparkling water tastes better each week. After a few months, even milk taste sweet for some reason. So you might not go that route if your first taste of sparkling water don't do it for you, but cut the soda and power through. You'll be glad you did. Source: I consume massive amounts of seltzer. Raspberry lime preferred.