The Great Taste Awards are considered the most important food award scheme in the UK. Rigorous and completely independent, Great Taste is to speciality food and drink what Michelin is to fine dining. In total 6021 food and drink products were blind-tasted, tested and discussed during two months of intense judging by 350 judges, comprising food writers, chefs, deli and farm shop owners, food producers and buyers. To achieve a two star gold award up to 20 judges must agree that a product is ‘faultless’.

The gold award winning products received the following comments by the judges:

 

Parmesan & Pepper Oatcakes

 

The size and texture and thickness is great. The pepper does come through well and is pleasant. With a little more tweaking of flavours this could warrant 3 stars.

   

 

 

 

Wholegrain Mustard Crackers 

 

This is a lovely product. The flavour of mustard is good and subtle, but you can definitely taste it. The flavour wouldn’t interrupt the (added) cheese though. It has a great texture as well - baked very well and a good crunch. This is an excellent product. Good crisp texture.  Mild mustard flavour. 

 

 

 

Crushed Black Pepper Crackers

 

Add some good brie on a hot summers' day - yum! The pepper is inviting rather than overpowering. Good texture. Good fresh pepper aroma and flavour. Characterful.

 

 

 

 

Haggis Flavour Oatcakes

 

Lovely flavour, which does capture the savoury flavour of haggis. Good texture with the oatmeal as well. An excellent product in the way that it captures the flavour of haggis.

 

  

 

Traditional Scottish Oatcakes

 

Good oaty texture strong flavour. Good balance sweet/savoury You can taste full flavour of oats rather than sugar or salt as is often the case with oatcakes. Good flavour ............. worthy of a gold.

 

 

Lemon Shorties

 

Lovely product. A great texture, not too short but just the right level of crunch. The lemon flavour is great, not overpowering but definitely evident. 

 

 

 

Raspberry Shortcake

 

The product looks great and is innovative. The raspberry flavour is good.

 

 
 

 

The Great Taste Awards are organised by the Guild of Fine Food

The one, two and three star ratings are established on the premise that a one star is a perfect food or drink, a two star is absolutely sublime and three star is that moment you turn to the person next to you and exclaim ‘Wow! You must try this, it’s amazing!”