Single source · Estonia
Värska Originaal
Värska borehole nr 1 (470 m), Ordovician-Cambrian aquifer, Setomaa, Estonia
Carbonation addedEstonia's only recognised mineral water comes from a deep Setomaa brine where sodium-chloride rules and bicarbonate barely shows. Salty and good with food.
Mineral analysis
TDS2200mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium44 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium677 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Unverified. Values estimated, pending a sourced analysis.
- briny core
- savory edge
- clean salinity
Värska Originaal is a sparkling water from Estonia with 2200 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 131 mg/L calcium, 44 mg/L magnesium and 677 mg/L sodium.
A touch sweet · closest in profile to Jamnica.
Type · The Old Salt
Related waters
Common questions
- What does Värska Originaal taste like?
- Värska Originaal is sparkling, full-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Old Salt type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run briny core, savory edge and clean salinity.
- Is Värska Originaal still or sparkling?
- Värska Originaal is a sparkling water. The carbonation is added at bottling.
- Where does Värska Originaal come from?
- Värska Originaal comes from Värska borehole nr 1 (470 m), Ordovician-Cambrian aquifer, Setomaa, Estonia in Estonia, a single source.