I have tried the coconut water from bottles bought from supermarket and coconut shell when I travelled to sea side places they were selling them to tourists. I just haven't tried any shell ones from our supermarket. I do like coconut water but the packaging itself, e.g. the thick shell seems to be such a waste itself in terms of transportation cost etc. Oh well I am sure it taste better in its original format.Oh, you must try! It's light, and delicious, when directly from the coconut. And the bottled variety, as shown in my pic, is the same, it's just fresh coconut water that's been bottled, and kept refrigerated. I'm not a fan of it unless it's fresh. Some are reconstituted, taste odd, and are too sweet!