Yes. The sight pain of the carbonation is what I like. It's like the cold in ice cream, hiding but slowly giving way to the flavor and sweet and creamy. But in soda like cola, it's the spicy/pain giving way to an acidic/sweet aftertaste. So, to save money, not destroy my teeth, and to not just drink soda all the time, an at-home carbonator works great. Then, if you really need sweet or something, a little squirt of mio, lemon, or whatever other flavor add-in is fantastic. And if you buy that one carbonator, you can carbonate whatever you want, like milk or juice.

I swear to you, also, the type of container AND straw AND ICE matters way more than you know. McDonald's has put an insane amount of science and engineering behind their soft drinks. Those straws are some of the best in the world, and nobody even knows. Think about the comparison to the experience to a paper straw and you will start to understand.