Single source · Portugal
Caldas de Monchique
Caldas de Monchique, Algarve
A pH 9.5 sodium spring from the Algarve hills, so soft and mineral-light it glides like liquid velvet.
Mineral analysis
TDS350mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium0.05 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica8.5 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium105 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- silky
- soft alkaline
- rinsed clean
Caldas de Monchique is a still water from Portugal with 350 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 1.1 mg/L calcium, 0.05 mg/L magnesium and 105 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · closest in profile to Luso.
Type · The Oyster
Find it in: Full body · Savory · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Caldas de Monchique taste like?
- Caldas de Monchique is a still water, full-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Oyster type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run silky, soft alkaline and rinsed clean. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Caldas de Monchique good for you?
- Caldas de Monchique is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 350 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 105 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Caldas de Monchique?
- Caldas de Monchique carries calcium 1.1, magnesium 0.05, sodium 105 and potassium 2 mg/L over bicarbonate 106, sulfate 59 and chloride 39.6 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 350 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 8.5 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Caldas de Monchique?
- Caldas de Monchique carries 105 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Caldas de Monchique hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Caldas de Monchique works out to 3 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as soft water. That is soft enough to leave a kettle clean and to drink light.
- Is Caldas de Monchique alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Caldas de Monchique has a published pH of 9.5, on the alkaline side of neutral, where it drinks silky, slightly bitter. That comes from bicarbonate-rich geology rather than any additive.
- Can you use Caldas de Monchique for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Caldas de Monchique falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because sodium at 105 is over the 20 mg/L line. Pick a still water that clears all three limits, boil and cool it before mixing, and ask your pediatrician.
- Is Caldas de Monchique still or sparkling?
- Caldas de Monchique is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Caldas de Monchique come from?
- Caldas de Monchique comes from Caldas de Monchique, Algarve in Portugal, a single source.