Great Taste Awards 2009 – Sloe Whisky
Our Sloe Whisky won two Gold Stars at the Great Taste Awards 2009. The national Great Taste Awards - dubbed the 'epicurean equivalent of the Booker prize' and acknowledged as the benchmark for fine food and drink in the UK among the country’s retailers and consumers – are organised by The Guild of Fine Food and have been running since 1993. All entries undergo rigorous tests, including blind tastings, by a specially selected panel of experts, including leading chefs, buyers, food critics and deli owners.
Of the 4873 products entered in the 2009 Awards, 639 achieved one gold star, 308 received two stars and 83 were awarded three stars.
Our Sloe Gin Truffles came top in the confectionery category of the Deliciouslyorkshire Awards 2008, fighting off fierce competition. The prestigious awards, which were established by the Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber in 2006 to showcase outstanding produce and celebrate the achievements of producers and suppliers of the very best food and drink in the region, attracted a record number of entries in 2008 across 18 categories.
Our Sloe Gin was awarded a Gold Star at the Great Taste Awards 2008. The national Great Taste Awards - dubbed the 'epicurean equivalent of the Booker prize' and acknowledged as the benchmark for fine food and drink in the UK among the country’s retailers and consumers – are organised by The Guild of Fine Food and have been running since 1993. All entries undergo rigorous tests, including blind tastings, by a specially selected panel of experts, including leading chefs, buyers, food critics and deli owners.
Our Sloe Gin was awarded the Gold Medal in the Yorkshire Post Readers Awards 2007, as voted for by the customers of Harvey Nichols Foodmarket.
Our Sloe Gin won the Gold Medal in the drinks category of the Daily Telegraph’s Taste of Britain Awards 2007. The Taste of Britain Awards, run by The Daily Telegraph in association with Sainsbury’s, was established in 2006 ‘to highlight and celebrate all things great and good from within the Great British Food Industry’. The voting panel is made up of food industry experts from DEFRA (Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs), the Institute of Grocery Distributors and market development consultancy Food from Britain, as well as Sainsbury’s and The Daily Telegraph.
The entrants were judged not only on the flavour and quality of their product, but on their innovation, business acumen, environmental record and benefits to the local economy. Another important factor was the “Britishness” of their product and their ability to take on an ambassadorial role for their region or category.
