A total of 34 food and drink products, from 10 of the best food and drink producers in the Midlands, have been accredited with Great Taste Awards for 2023. The Great Taste Awards are run by the Guild of Fine Foods to support independent food and drink producers, and are one of the largest and most trusted food and drink accreditation schemes in the industry. They support and promote food & drink producers, large and small, giving buyers and food lovers reliable recommendations for great tasting food.
Recognised as a reliable stamp of excellence among consumers, retailers and major food buyers alike, Great Taste success can be the gateway to exciting opportunities for food and drink producers
Great Taste offers a unique benchmarking and product evaluation service, that encourages confidence and commercial success for quality food & drink businesses. This in turn generates a greater awareness for products locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Great Taste Award winners 2023
The Great Taste Awards are awarded under 3 Star levels from 1 Star to 3 Star
Great Taste Award – 3-Stars: Exquisite
Extraordinarily tasty food and drink – around 2% of products are awarded 3-stars each year.
For the Midlands this year, there was one 3 Star winner:
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Honey and Brown Sugar Slow Cooked Ham on the Bone
Great Taste Award – 2-Stars: Outstanding
Above and beyond delicious – less than 10% of entries will achieve this rating.
The Midlands this year had nine 2 Star Award winners:
- Bon Chocolatiers, Athlone, Ballymore Honey Caramel and Biscotti
- Bon Chocolatiers, Athlone, Truly Dark
- Temptation Patisserie, Abbeyleix, Double Sea Salt Caramel Bon Bon
- Feighery’s Farm, Longford, Beetroot Juice
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Brown Sugar Rubbed Smoked Rack of Bacon
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Organic Roasted Bacon Joint
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Hampshire Smoked Easy Carve Gammon
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Irish Hampshire Spiced Brown Sugar Glazed Smoked Bacon Loin
- Waldron Family Meats, Athlone, Handmade Black Pudding
Great Taste Awards – 1-Star: Simply Delicious
A food that delivers fantastic flavour – approximately 25% of entries will achieve this rating each year.
For the Midlands region this year, twenty four products from across the region achieved the Star.
- O’Mimo’s, Portarlington, Chilli Apple and Sage Jam
- O’Mimi’s, Portarlington, Hot Hot Sauce
- Lough Ree Distillery, Lanesboro, 99 Vodka
- Lough Ree Distillery, Lanesboro, Bart’s Blended Whiskey
- Nana’s Bakery, Mullingar, Nana’s Chocolate Brownie
- Bon Chocolatiers, Athlone, 99
- Bon Chocolatiers, Athlone, Caramel and Pretzel
- Bon Chocolatiers, Athlone, Yuzu Cheesecake
- Goodness Grains, Longford, Gluten Free Plain Bagel
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Irish Pork Tomahawk with Truffle Butter
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Beechwood Smoked Rashers
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Organic Smoked Streaky Bacon
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Pork Belly Slab with Infused Atlantic Sea Salt
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Irish Beechwood Smoked Easy Carve Ham Fillet
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Irish Hampshire Ham Fillet
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Irish Hampshire Slow Cooked Pork Belly
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Irish Whiskey Glazed Dry Cured Rashers
- Oliver Carty & Family, Athlone, Unsmoked Thick Cut Rashers
- Greene’s Family Farm, Mullingar, Greene’s Free Range Eggs
- Waldron Family Meats, Athlone, Baked Ham in Maple and Mustard Glaze
- Waldron Family Meats, Athlone, Home Cured Back Rashers
- Waldron Family Meats, Athlone, Large Handmade Sausages
- Waldron Family Meats, Athlone, Pork Chop Glazed in Spiced Orange Marmalade
- Waldron Family Meats, Athlone, Wiltshire Ham Fillet
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