Dorset, Somerset &amp; Bristol

Loosen your waistbands! The Great Taste Awards has dished out its stars to the UK’s best food and drink producers and Somerset, Dorset &amp; Bristol have done us proud, winning around 180 (yes, you did read that right, 180) – stars.



Run by The Guild of Fine Foods, a panel of judges (all wearing their roomiest pants) scoff and quaff their way through many thousands of entries. Each one is blind tasted by chefs, cooks, buyers, retailers, restaurateurs, food critics and writers who are looking a party of flavours, texture and aroma – not fancy packaging. They then award the coveted one, two or three stars.



So what do the stars mean? Three stars = exquisite. Extraordinarily tasty foods that you won’t want to leave the shop without buying. Two stars = outstanding. Above and beyond delicious. One star = simply delicious. A food that delivers fantastic flavour.



Ready to get stuck in? Let’s go!



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-dorset">DORSET</h2>



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THREE STARS&nbsp;



<a href="https://www.thebookandbucketcheesecompany.co.uk/">Book &amp; Bucket Cheese Company</a>, Wimborne –&nbsp;Cranborne Blue



<a href="https://baboogelato.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Baboo Gelato Ltd</a>, Dorchester – Double Chocolate Gelato



<a href="https://gff.co.uk/directory/producer?id=58991">Brassica Dorset</a>, Beaminster – Organic Chicken, Leek &amp; Tarragon Pie



<a href="https://dorsetpastry.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dorset Pastry Ltd,</a> Crossways – Premium All Butter Puff Pastry



TWO STARS&nbsp;



Eleven two-star stunners include Hall and Woodhouse&#8217;s Badger Fursty Ferret; Purbeck Ice Cream&#8217;s Choc &amp; Salted Caramel Ripple Ice Cream; and Wessex Country Gammons&#8217; Kettle Ham.



ONE STAR



From 38 one-star winners come Lizzie Baking Bird&#8217;s Christmas pudding; Chococo&#8217;s Chai Spiced; Dorset Shellfish&#8217;s Dressed Crab; and Grounded Coffee Roasters&#8217; Winter Nights.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">SOMERSET &amp; BRISTOL</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1500" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/08/00-cherry-tree-453259287_18426255178064894_6644445830250702826_n.jpg" alt="The Cherry Tree, Martock – Lemon &amp; Lime Curd Great Taste awards 2024" class="wp-image-98957" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/08/00-cherry-tree-453259287_18426255178064894_6644445830250702826_n.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/08/00-cherry-tree-453259287_18426255178064894_6644445830250702826_n-800x800.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/08/00-cherry-tree-453259287_18426255178064894_6644445830250702826_n-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/08/00-cherry-tree-453259287_18426255178064894_6644445830250702826_n-400x400.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/08/00-cherry-tree-453259287_18426255178064894_6644445830250702826_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/08/00-cherry-tree-453259287_18426255178064894_6644445830250702826_n-500x500.jpg 500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/08/00-cherry-tree-453259287_18426255178064894_6644445830250702826_n-1100x1100.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Cherry Tree&#8217;s Lemon &amp; Lime Curd</figcaption></figure>



THREE STARS



<a href="https://www.swoononaspoon.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Swoon Gelato Ltd</a>, Bristol – Blackcurrant Gelato 



<a href="https://www.cherrytreepreserves.co.uk/">The Cherry Tree</a>, Martock – Lemon &amp; Lime Curd



<a href="https://beckfordsrum.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zen Experiential Ltd t/a Beckfords Rum</a>, Bath – Maroon Coffee &amp; Cacao



<a href="https://www.somersetciderbrandy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Somerset Cider Brandy Company Ltd,</a> Kingsbury Episcopi – Morello Cherry Liqueur



<a href="https://rothbar.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Farm Shop,</a> Bruton – Wagyu Dripping



<a href="https://www.sunbirdkitchen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sunbird Kitchen</a>, Bristol – Christmas spice granola



<a href="https://gff.co.uk/directory/producer?id=31545">The Jolly Hog</a>, Bristol – The Jolly Hog Pork Loin Ribs



TWO STARS&nbsp;



The 49 two-stars stunners included Bath Soft Cheese&#8217;s Bath Blue; the Bruton Farm Shop&#8217;s Cumberland Sausage; Dowding&#8217;s Dowding&#8217;s Tower Brue medium still cider; and White Lake Cheese&#8217;s English Goat Curd.



ONE STAR



More than 83 one-star awards included the Bristol Twenty Coffee Company&#8217;s 21 Ten; Victus Emporiums&#8217; Aioli; Bruton Farm Shop&#8217;s Clementine and Gin Marmalade; and Perry&#8217;s Cider&#8217;s Dabinett.



You can see all the Great Taste Awards winners <a href="https://gff.co.uk/directory/?type=product&amp;keyword=&amp;awards-scheme=1&amp;category=all&amp;country=all&amp;by-year=14&amp;by-rating=all&amp;per-page=50&amp;sort=asc&amp;pg=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here.</a>

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