Located in the heart of Dingle, Blas Village -a pop-up village, was built for producers across the country to come together and celebrate the very best of Irish food and drink. This event provides finalists and winners the opportunity to showcase their products, engage with customers and meet key industry buyers.
The Blas awards are the biggest blind tasting of produce in the country, and the criteria on which the product is judged as well as the judging system itself, which was developed by Blas na hÉireann with the Food Science Dept of UCC, is now recognised as an international industry standard.
It is a huge achievement to make it as a finalist in these awards and as a Borough, we are proud that Ards and North Down is strongly represented.
This year's Blas Village with Networking, Showcase, Awards and Eat Ireland in a Day will run from 4th – 6th October, with the awards taking place on 4 October.
This year, we have 9 finalist companies up for awards. They are...
Bró38 Ltd
Capparelli Cooks
Habanero Steve’s
The Mallow Makers
Glastry Farm Ice Cream
The Walled Garden Helen's Bay
Mash Direct
Slice of Heaven
Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt
Between them, they have 12 products in the finals:
· A Slice of Heaven: Lemon Tiramisu
· Bró38 Ltd: De Bro Decaffeinated Roasted Beans
· Capparelli Cooks: Stoneground Organic Einkorn Pasta
· Capparelli Cooks: White Spelt British Pasta
· Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt: Apple and Cinnamon Granola Pot
· Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt: Raspberry and White Chocolate Granola Pot
· Glastry Farm Ice-cream: Mango and Passion Fruit Sorbet
· Habanero Steve’s: Picquant Pear Chilli Sauce
· Mash Direct: Beer Battered Chips
· Mash Direct: Carrot and Parsnip Mash
· The Mallow Makers: Wonderfluff
· The Walled Garden at Helen’s Bay: Handmade Home Recipe Fudge
Wishing all our providers and makers every success for this year!
And, the winners are...
Dairy - Yoghurt (flavoured) - Gold
Raspberry and White Chocolate Greek Style Yoghurt
Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt
Sorbet - Silver
Glastry Farm Mango and Passionfruit Sorbet
Glastry Farm Ice Cream Ltd
Confectionery - Fudge - Silver
Walled Garden Butter Fudge
The Walled Garden Helen's Bay
Hot Beverages - Coffee (Single Origin) - Gold
De Bro Seiss Water Decaf
Chef's Larder
Stoneground Organic Einkorn Pasta
Caparelli Limited
White Spelt
Caparelli Limited
Best in County - Down
Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt
Best New Product
Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt
Best in Ulster
Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt
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