Page 5 - Deliciouslyorkshire: Taste Awards 2019 Winners Souvenir Supplement

Saturday November 09 2019 Yorkshire Post tastE aWaRds 2019
Best Ready to Eat
Saffron Tree – Vegetable Korma
WINNER
A closely fought category as ever, the top spot for this year’s Best Ready to Eat product went to relatively new Harrogate based business Saffron Tree, for their expertly executed Vegetable Korma.
Aiming to make a range of authentic Indian cuisine inspired by her grandmother’s original recipes, owner Monalisa’s classic dishes were a hit with the judges who loved their vibrant colours and perfectly balanced flavours. “Lovely textures and skillfully balanced
spices give a rich and aromatic flavour to this dish. An all-round artfully conceived and expertly executed product that feels authentic in look and taste. Your grandmother would be proud!”
RUNNERS UP
■■Saffron Tree – Achari Murg ■■Yorkshire Pudding Pie Co – Roasted
Mediterranean Vegetables with Garlic, Chilli
& Mozzarella Yorkshire Pudding Pie ■■Yorkshire Pudding Pie Co – Wagyu Steak, Red
Onion & Blue Cheese Yorkshire Pudding Pie
Best Cheese
Shepherds Purse Cheeses – Buffalo Blue
WINNER
2019 has already been a busy year for family run Shepherd’s Purse Cheeses. Celebrating their 30th year in business, the Thirsk based company spent
the summer collecting a host of national industry accolades and now have a Taste Award to add to their collection.
The judges were genuinely blown away by the quality of this year’s winning cheese which they described as “fresh and creamy with a luxurious texture and long mellow aftertaste. A stand-out product that has all the hallmarks of a world class cheese. More please!”
RUNNERS UP
■■Sheffield Cheesemasters
– Yorkshire Poutine Cheese Curds
■■Shepherds Purse Cheeses – Harrogate Blue
■■Wensleydale Creamery – Yorkshire Wensleydale
AWARD SPONSOR
Best Ice Cream/Dairy
Yorvale – Kefir Ice Cream with Sour Cherry
WINNER
Having produced ice cream on the family farm for almost 30 years, the team at Yorvale certainly know a thing or two about what makes a great product.
Using milk from their own herd their product range has grown to include not only a range of award-winning ice cream, but also kefir drinking yogurt and frozen kefir.
In an ever popular category this year’s winning product – Kefir Ice Cream with Sour Cherry, blew the judges socks off! Our panel loved the “fresh but rich taste which was beautifully smooth on the palate and had generous bursts of sour cherry. Innovative, healthy and delicious this exceeded all our expectations and was a real treat to eat. A well-deserved winner in a closely fought category.”
RUNNERS UP
■■Burtree Puddings – Lemon Posset
■■ Farmer Copleys – Liquorice & Honey Gelato ■■Ryeburn of Helmsley – Fig & Mascarpone
Ice Cream
■■Yummy Yorkshire – Dairy Free Dark
Chocolate Ice Cream
AWARD SPONSOR
Best Beverage
Hollin House Farm – Whole Milk
WINNER
“The common done uncommonly well” was how this year’s judging panel described the winning product in our Beverage category, which came in the form of whole milk from Hollin House Farm.
A small dairy farm based in West Yorkshire the family run business has diversified over recent years to produce cheese and now, award winning milk sold in glass bottles direct to the consumer.
Described by our panel as “sublime and divine with
a super-rich and creamy fresh taste”, this product took our judges back to their childhoods! “One of life’s simple pleasures and everything you could ask for and more was delivered in spades.”
RUNNERS UP
■■Dark Woods Coffee – Café De Panama La Huella Natural Coffee ■■Kinoko – Citrus Hop Kombucha
■■Source Climate Change Coffee – Organic Biodegradable Single
Origin Coffee Capsules, La Sierra Cloud Forest (Mexico) ■■Yorvale – Yorlife Kefir - Natural
Best Beer
BAD Co Brewery – Dark Necessities Milk Stout
WINNER
Always a popular category with our judges for obvious reasons, our Best Beer award is also our most entered! This year’s winner came from Dishforth based BAD Co Brewery, who are previous winners of this accolade
Inspired by the American approach to ale production, Bad Co pride themselves on producing craft beers with outstanding flavours and impact and this year’s winning entry provided just that.
The judges said: “this beer delivered on every level. We love its creamy, smooth and velvety texture, its layers of flavor and long lingering finish. Complex and quaffable we love the notes of roasted coffee and almond and tantalizing hits of chocolate and cherry. Milk stout the modern way!”
RUNNERS UP
■■BAD Co Brewery – Off Tempo 03_19 Tropical IPA ■■Pennine Brewery – Celtic Hill Porter
■■Treboom Brewery – Orion’s Belt Oatmeal Stout
Best Spirit
Masons Yorkshire Gin – The Original
WINNER
It’s been a testing year for Bedale based Masons. Having lost their distillery to a devastating fire earlier, the team rallied behind owners Karl and Cathy and were back in production within a matter of days.
In an ever crowded spirits market, this year’s winning product, Masons Original Yorkshire Gin hit the top
spot with our panel who loved its “well-judged viscosity and subtle fennel fragrance,” which made it sing out amongst its competitors. “Satisfyingly complex with layers of flavour expertly balancing citrusy orange
and lime with aniseed and cardamom, this gin has a harmonious peppery warmth on the finish and we just love it.”
RUNNERS UP
■■Harrogate Tipple – Downton Gin ■■Whitby Gin – Original
■■York Gin – York Gin (London Dry)
AWARD SPONSOR