Salted Honey Artisan Ice Cream produced by Granny Gothards in Willand, Devon has recently been crowned Taste of the West’s Supreme Champion Product of 2021. This product was selected from a group of 27 champion products from the Taste of the West Awards, and judges were blown away by the inspired mixture of simple ingredients used to create a sophisticated and utterly delicious ice cream. The panel of Taste of the West judges commended its elegance in both presentation and flavour profile; a smooth, creamy ice cream in which the sweetness of honey is expertly balanced with the delicate addition of salt – an outstanding product in every way.
The Granny Gothards team create and churn their ice creams and sorbets in the heart of the South West, nestled in the green countryside of Devon. As artisan ice cream makers, they believe in adding nothing artificial and using only the very finest natural ingredients to make their amazing ices. Fresh milk, combined with thick double cream from the West Country, hand blended with fresh egg yolks and sugars for their ice creams (a little water and sugar for their sorbets) plus plenty of fresh, natural flavours and a lot of passion goes into each and every pot they produce.
Susie Hodgkins from Granny Gothards commented “We are absolutely blown away by this. To get Champion Ice Cream was a great result for us, but to be crowned overall winner out of 1,100 products which were entered into this competition is unbelievable!”.
Granny Gothards’ products are free from additives, flavourings and artificial colourings. All are suitable for gluten-free diets, and for those with dairy intolerances they offer a full range of fruit and alcoholic sorbets, together with a range of 3 dairy-free ice creams that are vegan friendly. Granny Gothards also produce a full range of ice creams made from milk locally sourced from South West farmers; Buffalo Milk (Somerset) Ewes Milk (Dorset) and Goats Milk (Somerset). They produce a range of ice creams suitable for diabetics too – all as creamy and delicious as their regular range, just made with Fructose sugar instead. All of their packaging is fully recyclable, FSC and made in England.
Entries into the Taste of the West Product Awards 2022 are now open. Visit Taste of the West’s website to find out how you can enter your business or simply complete the online entry form. The closing date for all Early Bird entries – and reduced entry fees – is 15 December 2021.
Entries into the Taste of the West Hospitality & Retail Awards 2022 are also open. To find out more please visit the website or send an email to awards@tasteofthewest.co.uk.
