Single source · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevski Kiseljak
Kiseljak springs (Park and Kiseljačić boreholes), Busovača fault zone, Kiseljak, near Sarajevo
Naturally carbonatedDense sodium-bicarbonate water worked for well over a century in a town whose very name means sour spring. Heavy, naturally fizzing, honest about being a tonic.
Mineral analysis
TDS3142.6mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium43.7 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica11.5 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium552 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- heavy mineral weight
- saline-bicarbonate tang
- natural fizz on the finish
Sarajevski Kiseljak is a sparkling water from Bosnia and Herzegovina with 3142.6 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 248.5 mg/L calcium, 43.7 mg/L magnesium and 552 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Closest in profile to Vichy Catalan.
Type · The Spa Baron
Find it in: Natural fizz · Full body · Savory
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Common questions
- What does Sarajevski Kiseljak taste like?
- Sarajevski Kiseljak 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 heavy mineral weight, saline-bicarbonate tang and natural fizz on the finish.
- Is Sarajevski Kiseljak good for you?
- Sarajevski Kiseljak is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 3142.6 mg/L dissolved solids, with 248.5 mg/L of calcium. Sodium sits at 552 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Sarajevski Kiseljak?
- Sarajevski Kiseljak carries calcium 248.5, magnesium 43.7, sodium 552 and potassium 11.7 mg/L over bicarbonate 1659.2, sulfate 550 and chloride 75.9 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 3142.6 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 11.5 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Sarajevski Kiseljak?
- Sarajevski Kiseljak carries 552 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Sarajevski Kiseljak hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Sarajevski Kiseljak works out to 796 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 Sarajevski Kiseljak still or sparkling?
- Sarajevski Kiseljak is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Sarajevski Kiseljak come from?
- Sarajevski Kiseljak comes from Kiseljak springs (Park and Kiseljačić boreholes), Busovača fault zone, Kiseljak, near Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a single source.