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 It’s Official – Irish Food Tastes Great 

 68 Irish food products with Midas touch at Great Taste Awards, London 

Date: 05/09/2007 
 

The internationally renowned Great Taste Awards 2007 concluded at a presentation dinner at the Royal Garden Hotel, London. Bord Bia’s Best Irish Speciality Award was presented to Monaghan based Castle Leslie / En-Place Foods for their supreme balsamic vinegar. In total 39 artisan Irish food and drink producers won 68 gold awards at this year's Great Taste Awards.

Currently in its 14th year, the Great Taste Awards have gained widespread recognition among retailers and consumers and is now accepted as the benchmark for fine food globally. All entries undergo rigorous tests by a specially selected panel of experts, including leading chefs, buyers, food critics and deli owners.

In presenting the awards Maria Stokes, Trade Marketing Specialist, Bord Bia London commented “To earn a three-star grade, an entry needs an indefinable ‘something extra’ - the little bit of magic that sets it apart not just from products of the same type, but in the world of fine food as a whole”. Castle Leslie/En Place Foods, who achieved three stars, can now take its place with such internationally renowned fine food products as Duchy Originals, Pedro Ximenez, Java Republic and Iberico Ham.

Almost 4,500 food products were blind tasted by over 400 experts during a full week in London along with nine days in the Guild’s test kitchens in Somerset. Eight hundred products were recommended for gold accreditation. 

Great Taste Awards 2007- Irish Winners

 

Blended tea, bags

1

Gold **

Musgrave Excellence Luxury Blend Tea by Barber Daly, Kenya and Papua New Guinea

Musgrave Wholesale Service

 

Herbal tea / infusion

2

Gold *

Green Rooibos Tea from South Africa

Suki Tea House Ltd

3

Gold *

Mixed Red Berries Tea from Germany and France

Suki Tea House Ltd

4

Gold *

Wildberry Tea

Java Republic

 

Cafetiére

5

Gold ***

CAW Sumatra Blue Coffee

Java Republic

6

Gold *

CAW Colombian Rio Zunni Coffee

Java Republic

7

Gold *

CAW Fairtrade Latina Coffee

Java Republic

8

Gold *

Retail Munkey Coffee Beans

Java Republic

 

Espresso coffee

9

Gold **

FS Mezzo Espresso Coffee

Java Republic

10

Gold *

FS Blue Earth Organic Fairtrade Espresso Coffee

Java Republic

11

Gold *

FS Cactus Espresso Coffee

Java Republic

12

Gold *

SQ Special Blend Coffee

Java Republic

 

Pure fruit juice - apple

13

Gold **

Elstar Apple Juice

Ballycross Apple Farm

 

Flavoured oil, eg herb / spice

14

Gold *

EVO with tomato & garlic

Andrew Rudd Food Group

 

Balsamic vinegar

15

Gold *

Llewellyn's Irish Balsamic Cider Vinegar

Llewellyn's Irish Orchard Produce 

 

Flavoured balsamic

16

Gold ***

Castle Leslie Balsamic reduction with Sherry and Fig

En-Place Foods

 

Prepared salad dressing

17

Gold **

Caesar Dressing

Sauce It.. 

18

Gold *

Prepared Salad Dressing

Andrew Rudd Food Group

19

Gold *

The Butlers Pantry House Dressing

The Butler's Pantry 

20

Gold *

Asian Dressing/marinade

Ardoa Food & Wine

 

Flavoured mayonnaise

21

Gold *

Musgrave Excellence Tikka Mayonnaise by Remia CV, Netherlands

Musgrave Wholesale Service

 

Onion marmalade

22

Gold **

Onion Marmalade

Crossogue Preserves 

 

Any other fruit (preserves)

23

Gold *

Rhubarb and ginger Jam

Crossogue Preserves 

 

Orange marmalade

24

Gold *

Thick Cut Orange Marmalade

Crossogue Preserves

 

Clear honey

25

Gold *

Honey

Ballycross Apple Farm

 

Flavoured honey

26

Gold *

Honey & Mango Spread

Mileeven Fine Foods

 

Cakes (other)

27

Gold *

Chocolate and Orange Muffin

Tara's Handmade Quality Foods 

 

Dark chocolate, single flavour

28

Gold *

Gold Palet pur Dark

Lorge Handmade Chocolates

 

White chocolate bars

29

Gold *

Wilde Irish Organic latté and Cinnamon Chocolate

Wildes Irish Handmade Chocolates Ltd. 

30

Gold *

Organic White Chocolate with Raspberry pieces

Butlers Handmade Chocolates 

 

Fudge, plain, inc vanilla

31

Gold **

Vanilla Fudge

Mella's Fudge 

 

Fudge, flavoured

32

Gold *

Rum & Raisin Fudge

Mella's Fudge 

 

Nougat

33

Gold *

Oak honey Nougat

Lorge Handmade Chocolates

 

Christmas pudding

34

Gold **

Christmas pudding

Sam’s Cookies Ltd

35

Gold *

Christmas pudding

Scullery Fine Foods

 

Other cold desserts, not pies or tarts

36

Gold *

ME Passionfruit & Mango Assiette

Couverture Desserts

37

Gold *

ME Apple & Nutmeg Assiette

Couverture Desserts

 

Fruit sauce/coulis

38

Gold **

Loganberry and Blackcurrant Sauce

Crossogue Preserves

 

Other sweet sauces

39

Gold **

Castle Leslie Balsamic reduction with chocolate and port Sauce

En-place Foods

 

Vanilla ice cream

40

Gold *

Vanilla Ice Cream

Silver Pail Dairy

 

Ice cream with nuts

41

Gold **

Hazelnut Ice Cream with nuts

Boulabane Farmhouse Foods Ltd. 

 

Sorbet, any flavour

42

Gold ***

Apple with Calvados Sorbet

Boulabane Farmhouse Foods Ltd. 

 

Luxury flavoured yoghurt, any milk

43

Gold *

Organic Vanilla Yoghurt

Kelly's Organic Products 

 

Cream

44

Gold *

Cream

Kilbeg Dairy Delights 

 

Frozen yoghurt

45

Gold *

Natural Frozen Yoghurt

Silver Pail Dairy

 

Any other dairy based food

46

Gold *

Yeats Country Irish Cheddar, soft cheese, garlic and black pepper dip

Green Pastures (Donegal) Ltd 

47

Gold *

Organic Yoghurt Drink

Kelly's Organic Products 

48

Gold *

Organic Mature Cheese

Mossfield Organic Farm 

 

Pork sausages, plain

49

Gold **

Smoked Sausage

Connemara Fine Foods/ McGeough's Butchers 

 

Pork sausages, with flavourings

50

Gold *

Handmade traditional Sausage with wild Atlantic seaweed

Lotide Fine Foods Ltd

 

Beef sausages

51

Gold *

Steak & Guinness Sausage

Jane Russell's Original Irish T/A Straight Sausages Ltd 

 

Other meat sausages

52

Gold *

Duhallow lamb Sausage

Jack McCarthy Meats 

 

Continental-style sausages

53

Gold *

Jalepeno Hot Sausage

Jane Russell's Original Irish T/A Straight Sausages Ltd 

 

Green bacon, back

54

Gold **

Free range middlecut rasher green Bacon

Jack McCarthy Meats 

 

Salami

55

Gold **

Chorizo

Gubbeen Farmhouse Products Ltd 

56

Gold *

Mini Cheese Salami

Connemara Fine Foods/ McGeough's Butchers 

 

Other cured beef products

57

Gold *

Spiced Beef

John Downey & Son Organic Quality Foods 

 

 

 

 

 

Fish paté

58

Gold *

Smoked Salmon Paté

Clarke's Salmon Smokery 

 

Cooked pie, to be re-heated - meat based

59

Gold *

Lamb and Rosemary Pie

Pie Kitchen Ltd 

 

Gravadlax

60

Gold *

Gravadlax, organic

McConnells Gourmet Smoked Foods Ltd 

61

Gold *

Gravadlax, farmed

McConnells Gourmet Smoked Foods Ltd 

 

Smoked salmon, farmed

62

Gold **

Organic Smoked Salmon

McConnells Gourmet Smoked Foods Ltd 

 

Tomato based Soups

63

Gold *

Spicy Tomato Soup

Itsa Bagel Ltd

 

Fish / seafood based Soups

64

Gold *

Phillips Shrimp Bisque

M & S Browne Ltd 

 

Vegetable based Soups

65

Gold *

Sweet Tempered Honey, Carrot & Coriander Soup

Cully & Sully

66

Gold *

Positively Pea & Distinctly Minty Soup

Cully & Sully

 

Miscellaneous

67

Gold *

Chunky Marmalade made with Fructose

Crossogue Preserves 

68

Gold *

Sowan's Organic Super Spelt Bread Mix

Sowan's Organic Bread Mix