Industry News: Les Sources Saint-Elie won two Superior Taste Awards for its natural spring water and for its sparkling natural spring water
On May 29, Les Sources Saint-Élie inc. won two prestigious Superior Taste Awards with 2 stars from The International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi) from Brussels, Belgium. The official award ceremony took place in Brussels, Belgium. The international recognition is a coup for this small Québec natural spring source, as the tough judging panel is made up of some of Europe’s leading chefs and sommeliers. The blind test centered around five criteria: visual aspect, aroma, taste, texture and overall assessment.
iiTQi is an independent Chef and Sommelier based organization dedicated to judging and honoring superior tasting food and beverages. Products are evaluated by panels of renowned European Chefs and Sommeliers, member of the 12 most prestigious European culinary organizations such as the Academy of Culinary Arts,
Maitres Cuisiniers de France, Verband der Köche Deutschlands, Association de la Sommellerie Internationale and includes more than 50 European Chefs and taste experts. For the tasting, iTQi presented each product on a strictly blind basis while focusing on the intensity of pleasure during the degustation. (Photo: Francine Lavoie, President of Sources Saint-Élie with some members of the jury BRUSSEL, BELGIUM – MAY 29)
