BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The best-tasting drinking water in the world may be in Canada but the best in the US is in Ohio.
The water coming from the taps in the western Ohio town of St. Paris took third place at an annual international water tasting contest in West Virginia over the weekend.
Entries from Canada took the top two spots for Best Municipal Water on Saturday at the 33rd annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting.
Clearbrook, British Columbia, a previous six-time champion, took home first place and North Muskoka, Ontario, finished second.
The water from St. Paris, a village of about 2,000 residents in Champaign County, took the third place award.
The top bottled water award went to an entry from Italy’s Mediterranean island of Sardinia.
The sparkling water gold medal went to an entry from Bosnia-Herzogovina.
Judges base their rankings on taste, odor, mouth feel and aftertaste.
The entries came from 18 states, three Canada provinces and 14 other countries.