Today marks the beginning of the Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight 2019. This year celebrates 10 years of the Fortnight which continues to showcase and support Scottish companies, brands and people who continue to pioneer quality larder throughout the country. Here is a taste of some of the finest producers causing a stir on the food and drink scene right now…
Aldomak
Aldomak are a Scottish confectionery business established in 1932 in Glasgow, supplying the ice cream trade.
They manufacture Scottish Tablet, Fudge and Macaroon for a wide array of independents, supermarkets and the tourist trade, and have also branched out into making Handmade Meringues on a large scale, supplying farm shops, delis, hotels and cafes across Scotland.
Aldomak are proud of their handmade artisanal credentials and over the years have spent time reimaging traditional recipes and scaling these recipes into large batches, whereby the confectioners pour and cut these by hand, to retain rustic products their customers love.
They have also brought two of their own brands to the market, Confectious and Bonnie Glen which was a huge investment for the business.
With Aldomak recently being awarded two 1 stars in the prestigious Great Taste Awards for their Bonnie Glen Vanilla Fudge and Butter Tablet, this validates the quality of their confectionery.
Aldomak’s MD Dario Riccomini is clearly delighted with how things are going, stating that 2019 has been a good year for the company in raising the profile of the business. With their strapline being ‘Why do we exist…to make life sweeter for everyone’ indulge your tastebuds in their fantastic products today.
Aldomak Ltd, 1 Burnfield Avenue, Glasgow, G46 7TL
Tel 0141 637 0800
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The Glasgow Distillery
The Glasgow Distillery have announced the launch of their highly anticipated 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Peated Release No.1.
1770 Peated is a rich and smoky addition to the 1770 Single Malt family and the first of its kind from the city of Glasgow. The distillery’s inaugural smoky whisky will sit alongside the Original 1770 and will soon be joined by the arrival of the Triple Distilled release in early 2020. Together, these three expressions will collectively form the 1770 Signature Range.
Crafted by smoking the finest barley with aromatic heather-rich peat from the Scottish Highlands, 1770 Peated combines the exceptionally pure water of Loch Katrine and has been carefully hand-crafted in the distillery’s two unique copper pot stills, Tara and Mhairi.
Matured in first fill ex-sherry casks and finished in virgin oak, 1770 Peated is described as a sublime and sophisticated smoky single malt, with hints of flamed orange zest and rich caramel toffee leading to various dark earthy fruits. The finish is said to be long and smooth with lingering notes of macadamia and spice.
1770 Peated is now available to pre-order from the Glasgow Distillery website for £49, with shipping expected in late September. Those who pre-order will secure a luxury limited edition ‘Release No.1’ gift box with their purchase.
Liam Hughes, CEO and co-founder of The Glasgow Distillery, said:
“It’s very exciting to finally be bringing our peated 1770 out. Our peated run was originally a much smaller percentage of our overall production but when the first spirit came off the stills, the distillers told me I had to taste it."
The announcement of 1770 Peated comes on the back of the Original 1770 winning four gold medals at four of the world’s most prestigious spirits competitions: The San Francisco World Spirits Competition, The International Spirits Challenge, The Scotch Whisky Masters and The International Whisky Competition. The distillery has also reached the final stages across four categories at the inaugural Scottish Whisky Awards, due to take place on the 5th of September.
To secure a bottle of 1770 Peated with luxury ‘Release No.1’ luxury packaging, visit www.glasgowdistillery.com and pre-purchase your bottle.
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East of Scotland Growers
East of Scotland Growers are a co-operative of 16 farmers working together growing 6000 acres/30,000 tonnes of broccoli, kale, cabbage and onions.
They are passionate about growing and producing healthy and sustainable vegetables and snacks including Fresh Broccoli Crisps (believed to be the worlds first to have fresh broccoli as an ingredient).
With the broccoli grown in Fife, Perthshire, Angus and The Borders and the crisps being manufactured in Fife, it brings quality and freshness, all thanks to Scotland’s beloved climate.
Why Broccoli Crisps?
- They are a healthier alternative
- Low in saturated fats
- Less than 99 Calories per portion pack
- Source of fibre
- Free from gluten
- Vegan
With their Naked Broccoli Crisps winning a ‘Great Taste 2019 Star’, indulge your taste buds today.
East of Scotland Growers
Prestonhall Industrial Estate
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4RD
Tel 01334 654 047
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Isle of Mull Cheese
Located near Tobermory, Isle of Mull Cheese take great pride when it comes to producing a rich variety of finely crafted cheeses.
Isle of Mull Cheese has the added benefit of being run on a small family farm on the island of Mull. The dedicated team produce raw milk cheese.
The Reade family farm produces all of its own sustainable energy from wind, wood, and its own hydroelectric power plant. A heat exchange system uses the heat removed from the milk in the evening to warm it back up for the cheese in the morning.
Around 15 people, 150 cows, and a few pigs work hard to make the cheese and sausages. At any one time they have around 12 months of work in the cheese store.
The family farm makes many uniquely flavoured batches with flavours ranging from savoury to peaty to juicy with a hint of citrus zest.
A hearty, full-flavoured Scottish Cheddar, Isle of Mull is drier in texture than many Cheddars with flavours that are upfront, richly savoury and boozy.
Isle of Mull Cheese make a range of batches including their “Isle of Mull” a cheddar type, and “Hebridean Blue” a semi hard blue.
The Traditional Isle of Mull Cheese was the Gold Medal winner at the World Cheese awards 2011, and their Hebridean Blue Cheese won the Silver Medal the same year.
Find out more at www.isleofmullcheese.co.uk or view their video here.
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Luss Smokehouse
Luss Smokehouse is an award-winning food manufacturing business located in the small conservation village of Luss, that uses time-honoured curing techniques and natural Scottish ingredients to produce succulent and flavoursome Beech Smoked products. Using the finest and freshest fish from their trusted suppliers, each salmon and trout is individually hand filleted before gentle kiln smoking in the traditional way for up to 12 hours.
The fish are then delicately hand sliced and packed in the smokehouse on the West-Banks of Loch Lomond by the team of skilled smokers, guaranteeing they are unsurpassed in taste, texture and quality every time. Scottish provenance is one of the brand’s main core values which is displayed through their use of natural Scottish ingredients in everything they produce. With their trusted suppliers along the West Coast of Scotland, Luss Smokehouse offer the best quality Scottish smoked fish which can be seen from the deep orange colour of the Trout and the stunning pink colour of the Salmon.
To celebrate Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight, the Luss Smokehouse team are excited to announce the launch of their brand-new product, the Beech Smoked Cheddar. A new adventure for the smokehouse team, but one that has certainly paid off with cheese sales already rocketing. Lauren McCreadie, General Manager at Luss Smokehouse said: “If you’ve not tried smoked cheese before then this is definitely the one to try... the Beech Smoke compliments the flavours of the Scottish Cheddar perfectly making for a truly delicious product!”.
Get your delicious smoked products sent straight from Loch Lomond to your front door on a UK Next Day Delivery service by ordering from the Luss Smokehouse website www.luss-smokehouse.com today or give the team a call on 01436 860 345.
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Springfield Game and Country Meats
Springfield Game and Country Meats started from an idea of selling their farm produce direct to customers and that’s exactly what they did.
They are taking home grown, outdoor reared, traditional breeds, which are allowed to mature at their own pace, to farmers markets and customers can’t get enough of it.
Initially, they took cuts of meat to the market but it seems that customers really want the convenience of sausages and burgers. So the team made a conscious decision to use all the meat from the carcase, specifically the prime cuts, in the sausages and burgers and it has made a huge difference to the taste and succulence of the product. Why not have an everyday product with the best ingredients?
The pork meat is available all year round giving customers a steady supply of their staple shopping and this is then boosted with seasonal lamb, game and beef. When they go to the markets people just love the story of the farm and that they can basically point to the field where the animals are being reared.
The flavours and different products have been created in collaboration with the local butcher and their range of wild venison is sourced from local estates, shot by a member of the Scottish Deer Society.
Springfield Game and Country Meats are looking to develop flavours without detracting from the flavour of the meat and product, you don’t need to hide quality. They are both genuinely surprised about how quickly the brand has taken off and how popular the products have become. They have already managed to create links with local restaurants who are happy to promote local food producers and were a finalist for best Artisan Food producer at the Scottish Rural Awards 2019, which has been a welcome jolt of recognition.
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