Scottish Artisan Producer wins two stars at 2011 Great Taste Award for unique Wild Venison Product

July 18, 2011 - PRLog -- Great Glen Game is based in the Highlands of Scotland. It was established in 2003 by Jan Jacob Baak. He started producing smoked venison made with prime cuts of local wild venison and over the years has developed new innovative products such as Chorizo, Pepperoni, Salami and a Bresaola all made with sustainably sourced local wild venison.  Their products are sold in delicatessens across the UK including Fortnum and Masons and The House of Bruar.  With its lean meat, low cholesterol and low calorie, the wild venison products are proving very popular by customers and chefs and fit into a healthy lifestyle.

Jan Jacob Baak, owner of Great Glen Game said : “We are absolutely thrilled to receive this award and to be among the country's most highly rated food producers. Winning our Gold Star ratings is really important to us, as it shows our products are of the very best they can be and have been recognised as such by the very discerning judges. I hope this will encourage even more people to try our Wild Venison Charcuterie and taste the quality for themselves."

The Great Taste Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, are now in their 18th year and going from strength to strength.  7481 products were entered from 1600 companies for the 2011 Great Taste Awards. It took 350 experts 34 days to blind taste all the entries and decide which entries would achieve the coveted one, two and three star gold awards.  

The Great Taste Awards judging standards, devised by the Guild of Fine Food, are the most rigorous in the UK. To achieve the 3-star rating a minimum of 20 -more often 30 - judges need to be in complete agreement that the food delivered that indefinable ‘wow’ factor.
Bob Farrand, Chairman for The Great Taste Awards, said: “Winning Gold in the country’s largest and most respected independent food accreditation scheme is a massive pat on the back for any producer - independent proof their products are of the highest quality.  We provide constructive feedback from our expert judging teams and for many, winning 1, 2 or 3-star Gold is exactly what’s needed to help grow their businesses, even during a recession. Every winner should feel very proud that their hard work has been rewarded.”

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Artisan Producers of Wild Venison Charcuterie. We are a small artisan producer based in the Highlands of Scotland, and produce Charcuterie made with wild venison sustainable sourced from our area. .