The invention discloses a method of assessing a plurality of water recipes andselecting a water recipe suitable for a user, wherein the water recipedetermines theconcentration of ions in the water:- determining a plurality of water drinking purposes;- assigning a set taste weighting to each of the plurality of waterdrinkingpurposes, wherein the set taste weighting indicates the weighting of thetaste for selection the most suited water recipe;- assigning a set mineralization weighting to each of the plurality ofwaterdrinking purposes, wherein the set mineralization weighting indicates theweighting of the mineralization for selection the most suited water recipe;and- storing the set taste weighting and the set mineralization weightingforeach of the plurality of water drinking purposes in a computer.