Single source · Lithuania
Tichė
Tichė borehole (689 m), Lithuania
Pulled untreated from 689 metres of Lithuanian bedrock, calcium-sulfate and oddly close to blood pH. Mineral-heavy but it drinks smooth.
Mineral analysis
TDS1378mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium73 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium76 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- firm sulfate
- high calcium
- alkaline edge
Tichė is a still water from Lithuania with 1378 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 220 mg/L calcium, 73 mg/L magnesium and 76 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Silky, slightly bitter · closest in profile to Vittel.
Type · The Personal Trainer
Find it in: Full body · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Tichė taste like?
- Tichė is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Personal Trainer type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run firm sulfate, high calcium and alkaline edge. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Tichė good for you?
- Tichė is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a rich and mineral water at 1378 mg/L dissolved solids, with a meaningful 73 mg/L of magnesium and 220 mg/L of calcium. Sodium sits at 76 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Tichė?
- Tichė carries calcium 220, magnesium 73, sodium 76 and potassium 19 mg/L over bicarbonate 108, sulfate 834 and chloride 46 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with sulfate the main anion, at 1378 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Tichė?
- Tichė carries 76 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Tichė hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Tichė works out to 842 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 Tichė alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Tichė has a published pH of 7.8, on the alkaline side of neutral, where it drinks silky, slightly bitter. That comes from bicarbonate-rich geology rather than any additive.
- Is Tichė still or sparkling?
- Tichė is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Tichė come from?
- Tichė comes from Tichė borehole (689 m), Lithuania in Lithuania, a single source.