Thursday, March 21, 2013

Knjaz Milos

Knjaz Milos is one of the the best high mineral waters I have had from Serbia. It has 10% of your DV of Na as well as 10% DV of Ca and 15% DV of Mg. This is one of my everyday water that is pretty easy to find in Astoria. This has a great taste and is a classic to light bubble. I think the new one I have been getting (green bottle) has a higher CO2 content than the classic one(blue bottle), but I can't confirm this and they have not responded to my inquiries.

Here is more info about the water from the site and more mineral facts:


Knjaz Miloš is one of the few mineral waters in the world with a very specific composition. The water is characterized by an ideal calcium to magnesium ratio (2:1), which allows optimal absorption in our bodies.
Knjaz Miloš is one of the oldest Serbian brands and is often the first thing that comes to mind when mentioning Serbia.
A two century long tradition speaks in favor of the quality of Knjaz Miloš water, while the quality itself is greatly influenced by the fact that all of the springs are located within the undamaged ecosystem of the Aranđelovac spa.





Saturday, March 9, 2013

Borsec "Queen of Mineral Waters"



Since moving to Astoria, I have found more waters from more parts of the world than anyway else. Astoria is like the old NY, with mostly people being from Europe and Eastern Europe. Walk into any deli in Astoria and they most likely all have vast varieties of Water, Chocolate, Meats and all things European. Which leads me into Romania, and a brief intro about Borsec.
Borsec springs are located in the North-Eastern side of Romania, in Borsec depression ,Harghita county, in the heartland of The Carpathian Mountains. Borsec spa lies at a 900 m altitude. The large coniferous forest, which surround it, provides a particular healthy microclimat.
Borsec will never run out of water. There are over 15 springs of natural mineral water. Besides these springs, there are a lot of wells which reveal the potential of these mineral water resources. Their chemical composition is almost similar and also stable. In terms of flow and quality, the most important springs are spring no. 1 and spring no.2 for the natural sparkling mineral water and the source called 7 springs for the natural still mineral water. 


This is probably one of my top three waters. It is naturally carbonated and has a TDS of over 1,400. The flavor and smoothness is unmatched. This water has everything you could want…Thought I do wish I could find it in glass. It is the Queen of mineral waters. For a full list of TDS click here.