Gigha ice-cream licks the competition
AN ICE-CREAM maker and retail milk seller lapped up the cream as a prize winner at the Scottish Rural Awards.
Gigha’s Wee Isle Dairy Ltd took home the runner-up award in the Artisan Food category for their small-batch icecream.
Don Dennis of Wee Isle Diary said: ‘We were tickled pink to be runners-up and very impressed by the work of the judges.’
The Scottish Rural Awards are the ultimate benchmark of success in Scotland’s countryside, highlighting the enterprise, skill and innovation of those who live and work in rural areas.
Last week’s event, held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, is the culmination of a third year of partnership between Scottish Field and the Scottish Countryside Alliance to host the awards, in association with the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS).
The awards are backed by category sponsors including Aldi, the Bank of Scotland and Subaru UK.
Comedian Fred MacAulay compered the evening, hosting more than 400 guests and presenting three awards in each of the 11 open categories – a highly-commended, runner-up and overall winner.
Nominations for the 2017 Scottish Rural Awards officially launched at the Scottish parliament in September 2016, with more than 200 entries received before the closing date in October last year. Businesses were able to self-nominate, or be nominated by someone else – a friend, family member, customer or member of the public.