Single source · Russia
Essentuki No. 4
Essentuki deposit wells 49-E and 71, Essentuki, Caucasian Mineral Waters, Stavropol Krai
Carbonation addedNumbered by Dr Nelyubin in 1823 and bottled since 1871, the salty-soda cure of Russia's Caucasian spa belt. Eight and a half grams of boric chloride-bicarbonate brine, prescribed more often than poured.
Mineral analysis
TDS8500mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium35 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica23 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium2500 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- heavy saline-soda body
- salty and sharp
- long medicinal finish
Essentuki No. 4 is a sparkling water from Russia with 8500 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 80 mg/L calcium, 35 mg/L magnesium and 2500 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Among the ten saltiest waters 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. 4 taste like?
- Essentuki No. 4 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 heavy saline-soda body, salty and sharp and long medicinal finish.
- Is Essentuki No. 4 good for you?
- Essentuki No. 4 is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 8500 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 2500 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Essentuki No. 4?
- Essentuki No. 4 carries calcium 80, magnesium 35 and sodium 2500 mg/L over bicarbonate 4100, sulfate 15 and chloride 1650 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 8500 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 23 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Essentuki No. 4?
- Essentuki No. 4 carries 2500 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Essentuki No. 4 hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Essentuki No. 4 works out to 340 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. 4 still or sparkling?
- Essentuki No. 4 is a sparkling water. The carbonation is added at bottling.
- Where does Essentuki No. 4 come from?
- Essentuki No. 4 comes from Essentuki deposit wells 49-E and 71, Essentuki, Caucasian Mineral Waters, Stavropol Krai in Russia, a single source.