Single source · Slovakia
Santovka
Santovka, Tekov region, southern Slovakia
Naturally carbonatedA highly mineralized Tekov carbonate carrying a rare pinch of lithium, bottled at Santovka. Calcium and bicarbonate lead, sulfate and fluoride follow.
Mineral analysis
TDS2410mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium80.4 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium343 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- full mineral body
- chalk over gypsum
- long dry finish
Santovka is a sparkling water from Slovakia with 2410 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 421.8 mg/L calcium, 80.4 mg/L magnesium and 343 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Closest in profile to Badoit.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Santovka taste like?
- Santovka 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 full mineral body, chalk over gypsum and long dry finish.
- Is Santovka good for you?
- Santovka is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 2410 mg/L dissolved solids, with a meaningful 80.4 mg/L of magnesium and 421.8 mg/L of calcium (a serious share of a day’s intake). Sodium sits at 343 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Santovka?
- Santovka carries calcium 421.8, magnesium 80.4, sodium 343 and potassium 40 mg/L over bicarbonate 1887, sulfate 329 and chloride 252.5 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 2410 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Santovka?
- Santovka carries 343 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Santovka hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Santovka works out to 1376 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 Santovka still or sparkling?
- Santovka is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Santovka come from?
- Santovka comes from Santovka, Tekov region, southern Slovakia in Slovakia, a single source.