Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting

Every year, more than 120 sparkling, bottled, and municipal waters from around the globe compete at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting—the largest and longest-running water tasting competition in the world. Hosted in the historic spa town of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, this prestigious event is often called “the Academy Awards of water tasting.” Each entry is evaluated in a blind tasting by a panel of ten experienced journalists and food critics, who judge based on taste, odor, mouthfeel, and aftertaste.
Last year, Eldorado Natural Spring Water, sourced from Eldorado Springs in the foothills near Boulder, Colorado, earned the Gold Medal for Best Water in the World, and this year, we got the Silver. That means our local Colorado spring water stood out above premium bottled waters from across the United States and around the world.
For Colorado households, outdoor enthusiasts along the Front Range, and businesses in the Denver–Boulder area, this award confirms what our longtime customers already know: Eldorado Natural Spring Water offers clean, crisp, naturally delicious artesian spring water with a refreshing mineral balance. Bottled at the source in Eldorado Springs, Colorado, our water is never treated with additives—just pure, naturally filtered spring water delivered to your home or office.
Eldorado Natural Spring Water takes immense pride in offering customers this award-winning, naturally delicious artesian spring water, available in convenient bottled and bulk delivery options throughout Colorado.
FAQs About Our Award-Winning Water
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2025: Eldorado Springs has once again received one of the most prestigious awards in the world, with the Bronze Medal in the best tasting bottled water in the world (non-carbonated) competition at the 35th Annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting event. We are proud to repeatedly be at the top of the world's best tasting waters in these blind taste tests.

2024: We are proud to announce that, this year, Eldorado Springs was awarded the Gold Medal for the best tasting bottled water in the world for 2024 (non-carbonated) at the 34th Annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting event.
2021: Once again Eldorado Springs was recognized for excellence on both the National and International stage. Continuing the tradition, our water was awarded the second best non-carbonated bottled water in the world at the 31st Annual Berkeley Springs Water Tasting event, making it the best tasting water in the U.S.

2019: Eldorado Springs again takes home the coveted Gold Medal for Best Municipal Water in the U.S. and Second Best Tasting Water in the World.

2016: Eldorado Springs takes home the coveted Gold Medal for Best Municipal Water in the U.S. and Second Best Tasting Water in the World.

2014: Eldorado wins silver medal for the third time in the 2014 International Berkeley Springs Water Tasting.

2013: As the number of water company entries increases at the 2013 International Berkeley Springs Water Tasting, Eldorado maintains it's award winning status.

2010: Again, in 2010 Eldorado brings home silver metal in the non carbonated division from Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting.

2008: This honor was repeated during the 18th Annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting in 2008 when Eldorado Natural Spring Water took 2nd place in the non-carbonated bottled water category!

1996: During the annual water tasting at the 1996 Festival of the Water in Berkeley Springs, our Eldorado Natural Spring Water was judged the best tasting water in North America and third best in the world.



