Single source · North Macedonia
Pelisterka
Medžitlija springs, near Bitola
Naturally carbonatedNaturally sparkling from Pelister's foothills near Bitola, dense with calcium and bicarbonate. Real weight on the tongue.
Mineral analysis
TDS1441mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium46.8 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium69 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- firm mineral fizz
- chalky calcium up front
- faint saline trace
Pelisterka is a sparkling water from North Macedonia with 1441 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 121 mg/L calcium, 46.8 mg/L magnesium and 69 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A faintly sour edge · closest in profile to Badoit.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Pelisterka taste like?
- Pelisterka 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 firm mineral fizz, chalky calcium up front and faint saline trace. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Pelisterka good for you?
- Pelisterka is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a rich and mineral water at 1441 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 69 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Pelisterka?
- Pelisterka carries calcium 121, magnesium 46.8, sodium 69 and potassium 11.1 mg/L over bicarbonate 615.9, sulfate 222.6 and chloride 17.1 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 1441 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Pelisterka?
- Pelisterka carries 69 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Pelisterka hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Pelisterka works out to 490 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 Pelisterka alkaline or acidic?
- No. Pelisterka runs acidic at pH 5.78, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Pelisterka still or sparkling?
- Pelisterka is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Pelisterka come from?
- Pelisterka comes from Medžitlija springs, near Bitola in North Macedonia, a single source.