Maple Water,
Then and Now
Long before maple water was bottled, it was honored.
Indigenous peoples of the Northeast—including the Lenape, Haudenosaunee, Abenaki, and Ojibwe—were the first to tap maple trees and drink the sap, often calling it “sweet water.” It marked the return of life after winter, and was:
Collected as a cleansing tonic to awaken the body
Shared in ceremony to honor the season’s shift
Offered back to the earth in gratitude
The maple was seen as sacred—“the tree that gives its blood”—a life-giving force that arrived when sustenance was most needed.
This was never about extraction. It was about relationships.
We don’t claim to recreate that—but we do aim to honor it.
With every bottle, we remember the brief moment the trees say yes—and we share it, simply, with care.
It’s not just another water.
It’s a rhythm. A relationship.
A rare offering from the forest.
The Story
Pocono Maple Water didn’t begin with a business plan. It began with a feeling.
When Nicole Bentler returned to the Pocono Mountains after years in the wellness world, she wasn’t looking to launch something. She was looking to return—to land, to seasonality, to something slower and more honest.
The trees showed her how.
On a 450-acre certified organic maple farm, Nicole discovered the subtle power of sap—not just as syrup, but as water. As presence. As pause.
And as she watched the spring thaw bring the trees to life, a new kind of offering took shape.
Today, Pocono Maple Water is gathered only during the brief spring flow. It’s lightly filtered and bottled with care—nothing added, nothing removed. Every season tastes a little different, shaped by the weather, the soil, the trees. And that’s the point.
It’s not a product of control. It’s a product of timing, trust, and land.
