It's Gilmour Gold for Kingussie at haggis awards
Badenoch butchers Donald Gilmour have struck gold with their special products for the summer of 2023.
The Kingussie butcher had success in the recent Craft Butcher Awards evaluation for speciality burgers and Make it With Haggis that were judged at Forth Valley College in Stirling last month. The evaluations were sponsored by Colin Hewitson Weighing and Food Processing Expertise and Scotweigh.
The success came with gold award for their Ruthven Stack in the Make it With Haggis awards, achieving a gold award for their innovative Haggis Product
They also tasted success with a silver for a Sweet Chilli Burger, an ideal product for cooking and eating out of doors so let’s hope for a great summer.
Donald Gilmour (pictured centre) was delighted to be presented with his awards at the recent Scottish Craft Butchers trade fair in Perth.
There were 164 entries in the Speciality Burger category and 145 entries in the Make it With Haggis.
George Jarron, president of the Scottish Craft Butchers said: “We run these evaluations not just to award excellence but to underline the diverse product range that craft butchers offer.
"It is a good time to be a butcher, because customers are becoming more adventurous with their tastes and they are always seeking out the assurance of provenance that shopping at a specialist provides.”
Colin Hewitson said: “We have a long association with independent retail butchers and Scottish Craft Butchers. We are always amazed at the imagination, innovation and incredible talent that local butchers display each time the Speciality Burger evaluation comes along. Products of the highest quality, provided with exceptional customer service are attributes that Colin Hewitson Weighing and Food Processing expertise are delighted to support.”
Iain MacVicar said: “Scotweigh are always delighted to support the Scottish Craft Butchers judging events. We have fantastic relationships with many of the Scottish Craft Butchers members so we appreciate the importance of these events to them. We jumped at the chance to sponsor the "Make it With Haggis" judging because come on, everyone loves eating haggis and it makes a change from us trying to catch it!”
