Single source · Ireland
Ishka Sparkling
Ballyneety, Co. Limerick (on-site limestone bedrock spring)
Carbonation addedThe Ballyneety limestone water given a shot of CO2. All bicarbonate backbone, no sodium apology.
Mineral analysis
TDS535mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, 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 ↗
- lively added fizz
- firm limestone body
- clean dry finish
Ishka Sparkling is a sparkling 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 Perrier.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: Low sodium · Low-Na sparkling · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Ishka Sparkling taste like?
- Ishka Sparkling is sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Bistro type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run lively added fizz, firm limestone body and clean dry finish. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Ishka Sparkling good for you?
- Ishka Sparkling 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 Sparkling?
- Ishka Sparkling 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 Sparkling?
- Ishka Sparkling carries 13 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Ishka Sparkling hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Ishka Sparkling 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 Sparkling alkaline or acidic?
- No. Ishka Sparkling runs acidic at pH 5.5, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Ishka Sparkling still or sparkling?
- Ishka Sparkling is a sparkling water. The carbonation is added at bottling.
- Where does Ishka Sparkling come from?
- Ishka Sparkling comes from Ballyneety, Co. Limerick (on-site limestone bedrock spring) in Ireland, a single source.