Single source · Spain
Agua de Solares
Manantial de Fuencaliente, Solares, Cantabria
A Cantabrian thermal spring long taken for the stomach and the nerves. Sodium and chloride carry the weight; bicarbonate softens the edge.
Mineral analysis
TDS372mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium15.6 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica8.2 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium91.1 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- dense saline body
- warm mineral depth
- soft bicarbonate finish
Agua de Solares is a still water from Spain with 372 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 75.2 mg/L calcium, 15.6 mg/L magnesium and 91.1 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Silky, slightly bitter · closest in profile to Vittel.
Type · The Personal Trainer
Find it in: Full body · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Agua de Solares taste like?
- Agua de Solares is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Personal Trainer type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run dense saline body, warm mineral depth and soft bicarbonate finish. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Agua de Solares good for you?
- Agua de Solares is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 372 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 91.1 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Agua de Solares?
- Agua de Solares carries calcium 75.2, magnesium 15.6, sodium 91.1 and potassium 1.7 mg/L over bicarbonate 249, sulfate 37.2 and chloride 144 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 372 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 8.2 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Agua de Solares?
- Agua de Solares carries 91.1 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Agua de Solares hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Agua de Solares works out to 250 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as very hard water. That is genuinely hard water, chalky on the tongue and quick to scale a kettle.
- Is Agua de Solares alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Agua de Solares has a published pH of 7.9, on the alkaline side of neutral, where it drinks silky, slightly bitter. That comes from bicarbonate-rich geology rather than any additive.
- Is Agua de Solares still or sparkling?
- Agua de Solares is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Agua de Solares come from?
- Agua de Solares comes from Manantial de Fuencaliente, Solares, Cantabria in Spain, a single source.