Our Blackberry Whisky is certainly good!
in News on Mar 06, 2019
The Little Red Berry Co has won a 1-Star award at this year’s 2018 Great Taste Awards.
Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food awards, which celebrates the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of 2018. Out of over 12,300 products to be judged, The Little Red Berry Co was awarded a 1-star Great Taste award for our Blackberry Whisky Liqueur.
One of the judges commented; Aroma of whisky and a real cracking blackberry note.
Same great award-winning products, one big difference!
in News on Nov 08, 2017
The Little Red Berry Co were delighted to bring home an
award win at the local Deliciously Yorkshire awards last week. Their Damson Gin
Liqueur fought off tough competition to be crowned ‘Best Yorkshire Spirit’ at
the black-tie dinner held at The Pavillions, Harrogate on 1st
November 2017.
Founded by Rachel Jamieson in 2011 the award win came at a
wonderful mile stone in the company’s 6 year history. With new owner Claire
Norton at the helm who took over the business just two weeks earlier.
Founder Rachel says ‘it’s been a fabulous 6 years, but with
growing commitments to other family businesses, we made the decision to hand
over the baton of The Little Red Berry Co. I was delighted we won this year’s
Best Yorkshire Spirit, not only for me to go out on a high, but for Claire to know
there is such great support for the products going forward.’
Claire, who
now owns the business with partner Peter, their family and the aptly named
Wellington the dog, says ‘When we saw The Little Red Berry Co we fell in love
with it. It’s just what we’ve been looking for and last week’s award win has
given us a great starting block. We are really looking forward to being a part
of the Yorkshire food industry and think it has so much to offer’.
The Little
Red Berry Co will continue to operate at its rural Ripon base and will be
attending a number of Christmas fairs and markets including York St Nicholas festive
market in the centre of York starting 16th November, Wynyard Hall 16th
– 18th November and many more.
Great Taste win for Elderflower and Cucumber Gin
in News on Aug 15, 2017
The Little Red Berry Co has scooped a 2-Star award at this year’s 2017 Great Taste Awards.
Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food awards, which celebrates the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of 2017. Out of over 12,300 products to be judged, The Little Red Berry Co was awarded a 2-star Great Taste award, which means judges dubbed it outstanding for the Elderflower and Cucumber flavoured Gin.
Some of the judges’ comments included “once tonic was added, magic occurred”, “Very clever”
Judged by over
500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks,
restaurateurs and producers, as well as a whole host of food writers and
journalists, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food
accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers. As well as a
badge of honour, the unmistakable black and gold Great Taste label is a
signpost to a wonderful tasting product, which has been discovered through
hours and hours of blind-tasting by hundreds of judges.
“We were delighted with our win”. Says
Rachel Jamieson, owner of The Little Red Berry Co.
“We’ve known that the Elderflower and Cucumber flavoured Gin was something special the minute we did our first trial, at its launch we sold out within 8 hours. It’s a favourite among our customers and we had to invest in a 300L tank to maintain production. The award is the icing on the cake for us.”