Cobnut oil named Great Taste Champion
Hurstwood Farm’s Cold-pressed 100% Cobnut Oil has been named the Supreme Champion in this year’s Great Taste Awards.
The Kentish oil is the first commercially produced oil in the UK, and was judged by a panel of chefs and food critics to be the best of 6027 entries to the awards this year.
Similar to hazelnut or walnut oil, but with a more intense nutty flavour, cobnut oil is the product of drying, shelling and pressing the handpicked nuts. 1kg of which is needed to make just 250ml of oil.
The judges, which included Sat Bains, Bruno Loubet and Nic Watt, remarked that the oil is “excellent, magnificent and has a very clean length... simply a beautiful artisan product and a truly British product... Never has a pressed nut impressed so many.”
The other regional winners of the 2010 Great Taste Awards are:
Best Speciality from the Midlands and East Anglia
Thursday Cottage - Damson Fruit Coulis from Tiptree
Best Speciality from the North of England
Wensleydale Dairy Products - Jervaulx Blue
Best Speciality from Northern Ireland
Mullins Ice Cream - Vanilla Ice-cream
Best Speciality from the South East
Laverstoke Park Farm - Buffalo filet steak
Best speciality from the South West
Bramley & Gage, Bristol - Six o’clock Gin
Best English Speciality
Laverstoke Park Farm - Buffalo filet steak
Wensleydale Dairy Products - Jervaulx Blue
Best Irish Speciality
Ummera Smoked Products from Timoleague Cork - Silver Hill Duck
Best Scottish Speciality
Reids of Caithness - Traditional all butter shortbread
Best Welsh Speciality
Rhug Estate, Corwen - Sirloin of Beef
Best First Time Entrant
Little Rose Bakery
Speciality Importer of the Year
Olives Et Al Ltd
Ambient Product of the Year
Hurstwood Farm - Virgin cold-pressed 100% Cobnut Oil
Speciality Producer of the Year
Kendal Jacksmiths
