Single source · Armenia
Jermuk
Jermuk, Vayots Dzor (volcanic)
Naturally carbonatedA 64-degree volcanic soda spring in the high Caucasus manner, sodium-bicarbonate deep with a silica sheen. Armenia's answer to Borjomi.
Mineral analysis
TDS3620mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish, and a silica glow.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium58 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica73 mg/L
the glow
Sodium690 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- saline mineral
- warm bicarbonate
- long alkaline finish
Jermuk is a sparkling water from Armenia with 3620 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 160 mg/L calcium, 58 mg/L magnesium and 690 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Balanced · closest in profile to Vichy Catalan.
Type · The Spa Baron
Find it in: High silica · Natural fizz · Full body · Savory
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Common questions
- What does Jermuk taste like?
- Jermuk is sparkling, full-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a soft, round finish, with a silica smoothness. It belongs to the Spa Baron type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run saline mineral, warm bicarbonate and long alkaline finish.
- Is Jermuk good for you?
- Jermuk is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 3620 mg/L dissolved solids, with a meaningful 58 mg/L of magnesium, 160 mg/L of calcium and 73 mg/L of silica (over our glow line). Sodium sits at 690 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Jermuk?
- Jermuk carries calcium 160, magnesium 58, sodium 690 and potassium 77 mg/L over bicarbonate 1710, sulfate 520 and chloride 210 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 3620 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 73 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Jermuk?
- Jermuk carries 690 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Jermuk hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Jermuk works out to 632 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 Jermuk alkaline or acidic?
- Jermuk is effectively neutral at pH 6.95, neither an alkaline nor an acidic water.
- Is Jermuk still or sparkling?
- Jermuk is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Jermuk come from?
- Jermuk comes from Jermuk, Vayots Dzor (volcanic) in Armenia, a single source.