Single source · Bulgaria
Mihalkovo
Mihalkovo spring, village of Mihalkovo, Smolyan municipality, Western Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria (~70 m depth, 24°C at source)
Naturally carbonatedDeep carbonic water risen from seventy metres under the Rhodope, heavy with bicarbonate and sodium in the Vichy manner. Real mineral weight behind the fizz.
Mineral analysis
TDS2885mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium44.4 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium408.8 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- mineral-heavy and briny
- warm bicarbonate finish
- assertive natural fizz
Mihalkovo is a sparkling water from Bulgaria with 2885 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 233.5 mg/L calcium, 44.4 mg/L magnesium and 408.8 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A faintly sour edge · closest in profile to Borjomi.
Type · The Spa Baron
Find it in: Natural fizz · Full body · Savory
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Common questions
- What does Mihalkovo taste like?
- Mihalkovo is sparkling, full-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Spa Baron type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run mineral-heavy and briny, warm bicarbonate finish and assertive natural fizz. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Mihalkovo good for you?
- Mihalkovo is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 2885 mg/L dissolved solids, with 233.5 mg/L of calcium. Sodium sits at 408.8 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Mihalkovo?
- Mihalkovo carries calcium 233.5, magnesium 44.4, sodium 408.8 and potassium 33.3 mg/L over bicarbonate 1733, sulfate 293.8 and chloride 52.1 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 2885 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Mihalkovo?
- Mihalkovo carries 408.8 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Mihalkovo hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Mihalkovo works out to 761 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 Mihalkovo alkaline or acidic?
- No. Mihalkovo runs acidic at pH 6.4, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Mihalkovo still or sparkling?
- Mihalkovo is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Mihalkovo come from?
- Mihalkovo comes from Mihalkovo spring, village of Mihalkovo, Smolyan municipality, Western Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria (~70 m depth, 24°C at source) in Bulgaria, a single source.