Dark Island Reserve - winner of two Great Taste Awards 2011
The Orkney Brewery’s 4.6% Dark Island beer has scooped two much sought-after Great Taste Awards gold stars, while its 10% speciality Dark Island Reserve ale received the highest three gold star classification.
Date:
Wed, 13 Jul 2011
Source:
Sinclair Breweries Ltd
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Regarded as the UK's fine food 'Oscars', The Guild of Fine Food’s annual Great Taste Awards are the UK’s largest independent evaluation of fine food and drink.
Each product entered into the competition is subjected to rigorous tasting by a panel of over 300 judges. For a product to win two or three gold star classification, up to 20 judges must unanimously agree that it has achieved “absolute perfection”.
Only 114 products achieved the top triple gold star status this year, out of a record total of over 7,000 entries. The three gold star-winning Dark Island Reserve has been nominated as the Best Speciality product from Scotland and will now go forward to the Great Taste Awards grand final, being held in London’s Royal Garden Hotel this September.
Norman Sinclair, managing director of the Orkney Brewery, said: “We’re absolutely over the moon about these awards, which are recognised as the most important and trusted in the UK food and drink industry.
“While we continually strive to ensure our beers are second to none, it’s heartening to receive such well-respected and independent recognition of their quality.
“We look forward to taking Dark Island Reserve to the grand final in London later this year and hope we can do Orkney and Scotland proud.”
The full results of the 2011 Awards will soon be available on the Great Taste Awards website.