Single source · Ireland
Ishka
Ballyneety spring, Co. Limerick, Ireland (limestone bedrock aquifer)
Calcium-loaded limestone water from the Ballyneety spring in County Limerick, a bicarbonate backbone with hardly any sodium.
Mineral analysis
TDS535mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium18 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium13 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- firm calcium weight
- round bicarbonate body
- clean low-salt finish
Ishka is a still water from Ireland with 535 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 127 mg/L calcium, 18 mg/L magnesium and 13 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Measurable surface influence · closest in profile to Henniez.
Type · The Cathedral
Find it in: Low sodium · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Ishka taste like?
- Ishka is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Cathedral type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run firm calcium weight, round bicarbonate body and clean low-salt finish. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Ishka good for you?
- Ishka is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 535 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 13 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Ishka?
- Ishka carries calcium 127, magnesium 18, sodium 13 and potassium 1 mg/L over bicarbonate 330, sulfate 21 and chloride 25 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 535 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Ishka?
- Ishka carries 13 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Ishka hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Ishka works out to 390 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 Ishka alkaline or acidic?
- Ishka sits at pH 7.3, just over neutral, so faintly alkaline rather than a true high-pH water. On the palate that reads as a touch sweet.
- Can you use Ishka for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Ishka falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because nitrate at 13 is over the 10 mg/L line. Pick a still water that clears all three limits, boil and cool it before mixing, and ask your pediatrician.
- Is Ishka still or sparkling?
- Ishka is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Ishka come from?
- Ishka comes from Ballyneety spring, Co. Limerick, Ireland (limestone bedrock aquifer) in Ireland, a single source.