Single source · United Kingdom
Highland Spring Sparkling
Ochil Hills spring/borehole, Blackford, Perthshire (same source as still; CO2 added)
Carbonation addedSame ancient Ochil Hills water as the still, just sent through a CO2 charge. The soft Perthshire skeleton is intact under the bubbles.
Mineral analysis
TDS170mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium10.1 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium5.6 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- light fizz
- soft mineral
- low salt
Highland Spring Sparkling is a sparkling water from United Kingdom with 170 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 40.5 mg/L calcium, 10.1 mg/L magnesium and 5.6 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Highland Spring.
Type · The Aperitif
Find it in: Low sodium · Low-Na sparkling · Light
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Common questions
- What does Highland Spring Sparkling taste like?
- Highland Spring Sparkling is sparkling, light-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Aperitif type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run light fizz, soft mineral and low salt. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Highland Spring Sparkling good for you?
- Highland Spring Sparkling is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 170 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 5.6 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Highland Spring Sparkling?
- Highland Spring Sparkling carries calcium 40.5, magnesium 10.1, sodium 5.6 and potassium 0.7 mg/L over bicarbonate 150, sulfate 5.3 and chloride 6.1 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 170 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Highland Spring Sparkling?
- Highland Spring Sparkling carries 5.6 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Highland Spring Sparkling hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Highland Spring Sparkling works out to 142 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as hard water. That is the middle of the range, enough body to taste without heavy scale.
- Is Highland Spring Sparkling alkaline or acidic?
- No. Highland Spring Sparkling runs acidic at pH 4.5, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Highland Spring Sparkling still or sparkling?
- Highland Spring Sparkling is a sparkling water. The carbonation is added at bottling.
- Where does Highland Spring Sparkling come from?
- Highland Spring Sparkling comes from Ochil Hills spring/borehole, Blackford, Perthshire (same source as still; CO2 added) in the United Kingdom, a single source.