Single source · Russia
Narzan
Kislovodsk, North Caucasus
Naturally carbonatedThe Kislovodsk icon of the nineteenth-century Caucasus, tart with sulfate and calcium, effervescing straight from the rock.
Mineral analysis
TDS2500mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish, a tonic magnesium edge.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium110 mg/L
bracing & tonic
Silica23 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium190 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- lively mineral bite
- calcium-sulfate backbone
- dry astringent finish
Narzan is a sparkling water from Russia with 2500 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 415 mg/L calcium, 110 mg/L magnesium and 190 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A faintly sour edge · closest in profile to Gerolsteiner.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: High magnesium · Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Narzan taste like?
- Narzan is sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish, with a bracing magnesium edge. It belongs to the Bistro type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run lively mineral bite, calcium-sulfate backbone and dry astringent finish. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Narzan good for you?
- Narzan is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 2500 mg/L dissolved solids, with 110 mg/L of magnesium (over the taste line) and 415 mg/L of calcium (a serious share of a day’s intake). Sodium sits at 190 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Narzan?
- Narzan carries calcium 415, magnesium 110 and sodium 190 mg/L over bicarbonate 1400, sulfate 415 and chloride 150 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 2500 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 23 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Narzan?
- Narzan carries 190 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Narzan hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Narzan works out to 1478 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 Narzan alkaline or acidic?
- No. Narzan runs acidic at pH 5.9, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Narzan still or sparkling?
- Narzan is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Narzan come from?
- Narzan comes from Kislovodsk, North Caucasus in Russia, a single source.