Blog Year: 2016

Great Taste Awards and what they mean

Great Taste, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, is the acknowledged benchmark for speciality food and drink. It has been described as the ‘Oscars’ of the food world and the ‘epicurean equivalent of the Booker prize’. Quite simply the Great Taste logo is the sign you can trust when buying food and drink in […]

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Posted on: 26th May 2016
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History of the Shropshire Prune Damson

The Shropshire Prune, a type of damson, is a subspecies of the plum, and is thought to be a Hybridization of the bullace (the wild plum).  The damson has a distinguished heritage, having been introduced to the country by the Romans.  The first written record of the damson dates back to 1676. The Shropshire Prune […]

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Posted on: 26th May 2016
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Where you can see us 2016

Towcester Food Festival – 11th/12 June Shrewsbury Food Festival – 27th/28th June Shrewsbury Farmers Market – 2nd September Ludlow Food Festival – 9th/10th/11thSeptember Shrewsbury Farmers Market – 7th October Warwickshire Hunt Christmas Fair – 31st October/1st November Wirrall Bazaar – 1st/2nd November Shrewsbury Farmers Market – 4th November Daylesford Christmas Fair – 7th/8th/9th November Arley Hall – 7th/8th November Ludlow Racecourse – […]

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Posted on: 26th May 2016
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Shropshire drinks company given a stamp of excellence for its damson gin

Fiona Rogers-Coltman

Shropshire Star sept 2015 Fiona Rogers-Coltman of Chilton Liqueurs A Shropshire drinks company is toasting the fruits of its labours after being given a stamp of excellence for its damson gin at a prestigious national food and drink awards. Chilton Liqueurs, which is based near Bishop’s Castle and specialises in making fruit-flavoured spirits, was given […]

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Posted on: 26th May 2016
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