Sohat is a still mineral water drawn from a spring at Falougha in Mount Lebanon, about 1,710 metres above sea level. The spring was rediscovered in 1910 by archaeologist Habib Zoghzoghy while he was excavating Roman ruins nearby, and his family ran the bottling business for around half a century. The producing company, Société des Eaux Minérales Libanaises, was set up in 1970. Nestlé bought 49% of Sohat in 1999 and the remaining 51% in 2001, but the water still comes from the same mountain source. Sohat is light and low in minerals, with almost no sodium, and it was the first bottled natural spring water sold in Lebanon and the wider region. A 2019 bottle redesign added embossing that refers to the hidden mountain spring, in 0.33, 0.5 and 1 litre sizes.
Sohat at a glance
- Spring at Falougha, Mount Lebanon, at 1,710 metres
- Spring rediscovered in 1910 by archaeologist Habib Zoghzoghy
- Fully owned by Nestlé since 2001
- Low mineral content with almost no sodium