Raisthorpe picks up five prizes at the Great Taste Awards
GIN PRODUCER Raisthorpe Manor Fine Foods has won five awards for its fruit gin liqueurs and jam at this year’s Great Taste Awards.
The awards are among the most trusted accreditation scheme for fine food and drink and provide a benchmark of quality for artisan food producers.
Raisthorpe’s Oak Aged Dry Gin, along with its Elderflower, Rhubarb and Gooseberry Gin liqueurs were each recognised with a 1-star award.
Raisthorpe’s Gooseberry Gin jam, which features the fruit used to produce its Gooseberry Gin liqueur, also won a 1-star award.
Receiving a 1-star Great Taste Award means the product is “simply delicious and delivers fantastic flavour”.
Julia Medforth, founder of Raisthorpe Manor Fine Foods, said: “We’re delighted that the judges enjoyed our products and to win these stars against some really tough, country-wide competition.
“We’re looking forward to showcasing our drinks to consumers at shows throughout the country over the next few months.”
Raisthorpe produces gin, vodka and whisky from its base at Wharram, near Malton, in the Yorkshire Wolds.
Raisthorpe has been making its products for 10 years and sources much of its ingredients from the local area.
It has previously won seven Great Taste Awards and two of its liqueurs are currently stocked in the cocktail bars of Harvey Nichols nationwide.