Single source · Germany
Staatlich Fachingen
Fachingen spring, Lahn valley, Rhenish Slate Mountains
Carbonation addedSold as a healing draught since 1742, a bicarbonate behemoth from 900 metres down in the slate. Soda-mineral and seriously alkaline.
Mineral analysis
TDS2707mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium59 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica23.5 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium564 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Unverified. Values estimated, pending a sourced analysis.
- strongly alkaline
- soda mineral
- heavy body
Staatlich Fachingen is a sparkling water from Germany with 2707 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 99 mg/L calcium, 59 mg/L magnesium and 564 mg/L sodium.
Closest in profile to Vichy Catalan.
Type · The Spa Baron
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Common questions
- What does Staatlich Fachingen taste like?
- Staatlich Fachingen 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 strongly alkaline, soda mineral and heavy body.
- Is Staatlich Fachingen still or sparkling?
- Staatlich Fachingen is a sparkling water. The carbonation is added at bottling. The bead sits in the middle, neither shy nor sharp.
- Where does Staatlich Fachingen come from?
- Staatlich Fachingen comes from Fachingen spring, Lahn valley, Rhenish Slate Mountains in Germany, a single source.