The Morgan Messenger
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting welcomes waters from more than a dozen countries, and states from California to Florida, this week in preparation for the Water Tasting judging on Saturday, February 22.
Held at The Country Inn in Berkeley Springs, the festival is the largest and longest running water tasting in the world, dubbed by BuzzFeed and The Week as “the world’s most prestigious water tasting.”
Tasting of municipal waters, followed by purified drinking waters begins at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Country’s Inn’s Garden Room.
Non-carbonated bottled and sparkling waters are tasted at 6:30 p.m. Winners in all categories are announced at 8:30 p.m.
Handcrafted glass water drops, created by West Virginia’s Appalachian Glass, are presented as awards.
