Kippers make a splash, as time-honoured Scottish staple named Great Taste Supreme Champion
On Sunday 17 October, the title of Great Taste Supreme Champion 2021 was presented to J. Lawrie & Sons from Mallaig, Highland for its Jaffy’s Mallaig Kippers. The highly coveted trophy for best food or drink in the world was announced at the Great Taste Golden Fork Reception at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate, as the largest and most trusted food and drink awards on the planet reached its exciting finale.
Out of 218 Great Taste 3-star award-winning products to be re-judged to find this year’s regional Golden Fork Trophy winners and the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2021, these plump and succulent herring, which are traditionally cured and cold smoked, impressed the judges at every stage of the blind tasting process to earn Jaffy’s Mallaig Kippers the biggest prize in food and drink.
Carefully and artfully produced at the last remaining traditional kipper yard in Mallaig, using a 30ft brick kiln powered by the wind, these herring are cured in sea salt and slowly smoked over whisky cask oak shavings. Juicy and tender, silky and sweet, Jaffy’s Mallaig Kippers deliver the perfect balance of wood, smoke and fish.
J. Lawrie & Sons was also presented with the Great Taste Golden Fork from Scotland, sponsored by Scotland Food and Drink, for its Jaffy’s Mallaig Kippers.
For more information about J. Lawrie & Sons, please visit www.jaffys.co.uk.
Great Taste Golden Fork Trophy list
Great Taste Golden Fork from London
Sublime Butter in Twickenham for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Ridiculous No55 Lobster & Crab Butter
sublimebutter.com
Great Taste Golden Fork from the South East, sponsored by Label.co.uk
Slake Spirits in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Sussex Dry Gin
www.slakespirits.com
Great Taste Golden Fork from East Anglia, sponsored by Shire Foods East Anglia
S J Frederick & Sons from Roydon in Essex for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Temple Farm Bronze Free Range Turkey
www.sjfrederick.co.uk
Great Taste Golden Fork from the Midlands, sponsored by Angel Refrigeration
Willy's from Ledbury, Herefordshire for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Willy’s Live Apple Balsamic Vinegar
www.willysacv.com
Great Taste Golden Fork from the North of England, sponsored by Fine Food Show North
Three Wrens Gin in Malpas, Cheshire for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Apple Crumble Edition
www.threewrensgin.com
Great Taste Golden Fork from Scotland, sponsored by Scotland Food and Drink
J. Lawrie & Sons in Mallaig, Highland for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Jaffy's Mallaig Kippers
www.jaffys.co.uk
Great Taste Golden Fork from Northern Ireland, sponsored by Invest NI
Morelli Ice Cream in Coleraine, Derry for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Caramelised Hazelnut Ice Cream
www.morellisices.com
Great Taste Golden Fork from Ireland, sponsored by Bord Bia
Carlingford Oyster Company in Carlingford for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Louet Feisser Select Carlingford Oysters
www.carlingfordoystercompany.ie
Great Taste Golden Fork from Wales, sponsored by Food and Drink Wales
Pembrokeshire Lamb in Haverfordwest for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Hogget Shoulder
www.pembrokeshirelamb.co.uk
Great Taste Golden Fork from the South West, sponsored by Bishop Fleming
The Artisan Kitchen in Gloucester for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Tropical Marmalade
www.theartisankitchen.co.uk
Charcuterie Product of the Year, sponsored by Fine Food Digest
Prices Spices in Warwick for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Chipotle Coppa
www.pricesspices.com
Golden Fork for Best International Food and Drink
.pepper..field in Prague, Czech Republic for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Freeze-dried Green Kampot Pepper
www.pepperfield.com
Nigel Barden Heritage Award, sponsored by BÄRO Lighting (UK)
Macleod & Macleod in Stornoway, Western Isles for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Stornoway Black Pudding
www.macleodandmacleod.co.uk
Great Taste Startisan of the Year, sponsored by Partridges London
Simsom West London for its Great Taste 3-star award-winning Pistachio and Honey Sesame Butter
www.simsom.co.uk
Small Artisan Producer of the Year, sponsored by Speciality & Fine Food Fair
The Artisan Kitchen in Gloucester
www.theartisankitchen.co.uk
Guild of Fine Food Lifetime Achievement
Judy Bell MBE, Chairwoman at Shepherds Purse Cheeses
For more information about Great Taste, please visit www.greattasteawards.co.uk.