North-west Sutherland smoke house wins big in inaugural World Charcuterie Awards, scooping Best Product From Scotland and three other awards
The operators of a Sutherland charcuterie business have further enhanced their reputation for top-quality products by winning four awards at the inaugural World Charcuterie Awards 2023.
Richard and Isabelle Flannery, who run the Highland Charcuterie and Smoke House Ltd, located at Oldshoremore, near Kinlochbervie, scooped three awards for their peat-smoked venison salami with juniper.
It was judged to be the best product from Scotland as well as best game product and it won a silver award in the salami category.
The Flannerys also picked up a bronze medal for their Highland free range pork rillettes in the category for soft and spreadable products.
The wins come on top of the couple’s success last year at the Great Taste Awards when they won a Great Taste 3-star award for their venison salami and also the Golden Fork (the best of the best) for best charcuterie product for 2022.
An overall total of more than 400 products were entered into the world awards from charcuterie makers in 17 countries.
It was the first time countries had pitted their products against each other from the traditional charcuterie producers - Italy, Spain and France - against new world producers such as England and Scotland.
Richard and Isabelle formerly ran the Eddrachillis Hotel, Scourie, and in 2004 Isabelle began making charcuterie to serve in the hotel and also took a stall at Christmas markets locally.
Highland Charcuterie and Smoke House Ltd was established in 2014 and in 2016 the Flannerys sold their hotel and moved to their present location and started producing a range of products full-time.
