Single source · Germany
Selters Classic
Selters spring, Löhnberg, Taunus, Hesse
Carbonation addedThe Taunus spring that gave seltzer its name, and it tastes the part. Salty sodium chloride on a bicarbonate backbone; history you can drink.
Mineral analysis
TDS1540mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium40 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium280 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- briny edge
- soda-salty fizz
- lively snap
Selters Classic is a sparkling water from Germany with 1540 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 110 mg/L calcium, 40 mg/L magnesium and 280 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Closest in profile to Borjomi.
Type · The Spa Baron
Find it in: Full body · Savory
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Common questions
- What does Selters Classic taste like?
- Selters Classic 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 briny edge, soda-salty fizz and lively snap.
- Is Selters Classic good for you?
- Selters Classic is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 1540 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 280 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Selters Classic?
- Selters Classic carries calcium 110, magnesium 40, sodium 280 and potassium 10 mg/L over bicarbonate 810, sulfate 20 and chloride 270 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 1540 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Selters Classic?
- Selters Classic carries 280 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Selters Classic hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Selters Classic works out to 435 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 Selters Classic still or sparkling?
- Selters Classic is a sparkling water. The carbonation is added at bottling. The bead sits in the middle, neither shy nor sharp.
- Where does Selters Classic come from?
- Selters Classic comes from Selters spring, Löhnberg, Taunus, Hesse in Germany, a single source.