Single source · Russia
Essentuki No. 17
Essentuki deposit wells 17-bis, 36-bis and 46, Essentuki, Caucasian Mineral Waters, Stavropol Krai
Carbonation addedThe stronger of the two numbered Essentuki cures, twelve grams a litre from wells over a kilometre deep. Fully therapeutic, taken in sanatorium doses rather than drunk by the glass.
Mineral analysis
TDS12000mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium75 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium3350 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- brine-dense body
- intensely salty-soda
- endless mineral finish
Essentuki No. 17 is a sparkling water from Russia with 12000 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 125 mg/L calcium, 75 mg/L magnesium and 3350 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
The saltiest water in the catalog · closest in profile to Vichy Catalan.
Type · The Spa Baron
Find it in: Full body · Savory
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Common questions
- What does Essentuki No. 17 taste like?
- Essentuki No. 17 is sparkling, full-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Spa Baron type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run brine-dense body, intensely salty-soda and endless mineral finish.
- Is Essentuki No. 17 good for you?
- Essentuki No. 17 is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 12000 mg/L dissolved solids, with a meaningful 75 mg/L of magnesium. Sodium sits at 3350 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Essentuki No. 17?
- Essentuki No. 17 carries calcium 125, magnesium 75 and sodium 3350 mg/L over bicarbonate 5700, sulfate 12.5 and chloride 2250 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 12000 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Essentuki No. 17?
- Essentuki No. 17 carries 3350 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Essentuki No. 17 hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Essentuki No. 17 works out to 613 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 Essentuki No. 17 still or sparkling?
- Essentuki No. 17 is a sparkling water. The carbonation is added at bottling.
- Where does Essentuki No. 17 come from?
- Essentuki No. 17 comes from Essentuki deposit wells 17-bis, 36-bis and 46, Essentuki, Caucasian Mineral Waters, Stavropol Krai in Russia, a single source.