Vilas del Turbón water achieves the highest qualification in the Superior Taste Award

The purpose of the International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi), an independent organisation of chefs and sommeliers, is to “judge, award and promote” food. Every year, the organisation honours foods and beverages of superior quality and flavour with the “Superior Taste Award”. The iTQi panel of judges is made up of chefs, beverage experts and sommeliers, all of whom are members of Europe’s primary culinary and sommelier institutions.

Of the 796 companies that participated this year, 69 were placed in the exceptional category. One of these was Vilas del Turbón, a company specialising in bottling water from the springs at the foot of Mount Turbón in Huesca, Spain.

Vilas del Turbón water is positioned as the first “National Gourmet Premium Water” on the market. The company focuses on offering the highest quality water to meet the needs of its customers and its product can only be purchased through the horeca channel and in gourmet shops. Vilas del Turbón is a water uninfluenced by fleeting trends. It was declared a medicinal mineral water in 1958 and is suitable for even the most demanding palates, accustomed to enjoying the highest quality waters.

The qualification received in the “Superior Taste Award” is based on the score that each product receives: three stars (exceptional), for a minimum score of 90%; two stars (remarkable), for products receiving scores between 80 and 90%; and one star (good) for a rating of between 70 and 80%. The iTQi evaluates products through a blind tasting, without any indication of the origin of the product, the producer or the brand and without any packaging. The panel of judges assesses the articles based on five criteria, rated from 0 to 100: first impression, clarity, scent, taste and possible defects. The average score of these criteria is the final result. Vilas del Turbón achieved the qualification of “exceptional”.