Single source · Greece
Souroti
Souroti, near Thessaloniki
Naturally carbonatedFrench troops camped at Souroti mapped the spring in 1915 and knocked together the first bottling line. Naturally carbonated, silica-rich and chalky, with a sub-acidic bite.
Mineral analysis
TDS1100mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish, and a silica glow.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium55 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica92 mg/L
the glow
Sodium73 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- sharp perlage
- chalky mineral
- silica silk
Souroti is a sparkling water from Greece with 1100 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 181 mg/L calcium, 55 mg/L magnesium and 73 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Among the ten highest-silica waters in the catalog · closest in profile to Badoit.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: High silica · Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Souroti taste like?
- Souroti is sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish, with a silica smoothness. It belongs to the Bistro type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run sharp perlage, chalky mineral and silica silk.
- Is Souroti good for you?
- Souroti is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a rich and mineral water at 1100 mg/L dissolved solids, with a meaningful 55 mg/L of magnesium, 181 mg/L of calcium and 92 mg/L of silica (over our glow line). Sodium sits at 73 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Souroti?
- Souroti carries calcium 181, magnesium 55, sodium 73 and potassium 12 mg/L over bicarbonate 763, sulfate 74 and chloride 102 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 1100 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 92 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Souroti?
- Souroti carries 73 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Souroti hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Souroti works out to 673 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 Souroti still or sparkling?
- Souroti is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Souroti come from?
- Souroti comes from Souroti, near Thessaloniki in Greece, a single source.