Single source · Bulgaria
Gorna Banya
Gorna Banya mineral field, Sofia · captured spring in the Ovcha Kupel / Gorna Banya district, drawn from an aquifer over 600 m deep in Upper Cretaceous andesites and tuffs between the Lyulin and Vitosha massifs
From a spring 600 metres beneath Sofia, with barely a trace of mineral and a pH near ten. Soft and faintly soapy on the tongue, the way high-alkaline water sits.
Mineral analysis
TDS143mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, sodium-savory with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium0 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica5.18 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium33.27 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Unverified. Values estimated, pending a sourced analysis.
- barely-there minerals
- faintly alkaline finish
- quiet on the palate
Gorna Banya is a still water from Bulgaria with 143 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 2.31 mg/L calcium and 33.27 mg/L sodium.
Silky, slightly bitter · closest in profile to Luso.
Type · The Sea Breeze
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Common questions
- What does Gorna Banya taste like?
- Gorna Banya is a still water, light-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Sea Breeze type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run barely-there minerals, faintly alkaline finish and quiet on the palate.
- Is Gorna Banya still or sparkling?
- Gorna Banya is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Gorna Banya come from?
- Gorna Banya comes from Gorna Banya mineral field, Sofia · captured spring in the Ovcha Kupel / Gorna Banya district, drawn from an aquifer over 600 m deep in Upper Cretaceous andesites and tuffs between the Lyulin and Vitosha massifs in Bulgaria, a single source.