Single source · Poland
Piwniczanka
Piwniczna-Zdrój springs, Poprad Landscape Park, Carpathians, Małopolska
Carbonation addedA deep calcium-magnesium spa water from the Poprad valley, dense with dissolved minerals and carbonated at bottling in graduated strengths.
Mineral analysis
TDS1716mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium79 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium108 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- mineral and faintly salty
- heavy bicarbonate weight
- chalky spa finish
Piwniczanka is a sparkling water from Poland with 1716 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 168 mg/L calcium, 79 mg/L magnesium and 108 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A faintly sour edge · closest in profile to Badoit.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: Full body
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Common questions
- What does Piwniczanka taste like?
- Piwniczanka 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 mineral and faintly salty, heavy bicarbonate weight and chalky spa finish. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Piwniczanka good for you?
- Piwniczanka is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 1716 mg/L dissolved solids, with a meaningful 79 mg/L of magnesium and 168 mg/L of calcium. Sodium sits at 108 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Piwniczanka?
- Piwniczanka carries calcium 168, magnesium 79, sodium 108 and potassium 13 mg/L over bicarbonate 1267, sulfate 43 and chloride 16 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 1716 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Piwniczanka?
- Piwniczanka carries 108 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Piwniczanka hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Piwniczanka works out to 736 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 Piwniczanka alkaline or acidic?
- No. Piwniczanka runs acidic at pH 6.3, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Piwniczanka still or sparkling?
- Piwniczanka is a sparkling water. The carbonation is added at bottling.
- Where does Piwniczanka come from?
- Piwniczanka comes from Piwniczna-Zdrój springs, Poprad Landscape Park, Carpathians, Małopolska in Poland, a single source.