2016 Results

Best Drink Award

Winner
Tomatin Distillery - Tomatin Single Malt Core range (12/14/18 year old)

Dunnet Bay Distillers Ltd - Rock Rose Gin
Highfern Ltd Angels' Nectar - Blended Malt Scotch Whisky - Rich Peat Edition
Speyside Distillers Co Ltd - SPEY from Speyside Distillery Cask 27
Gordon Castle Scotland - Gordon Castle Raspberry Gin, Gordon Castle Gin
Gordon Castle Scotland - Gordon Castle Scotland Apple and Pear Cider, Whisky Cask Cider, Ghillie’s Brew Scottish Ale

Best Eatery Award

Winner
Corner on the Square

Highly Commended
Gordon Castle Scotland

Harbour Lights
Oban Chocolate Company
The Pier
The Puffer Bar & Restaurant

Best Marketing Initiative Award

Winner
FAO27 Ltd

Highly Commended
Applecross Smokehouse

Dunnet Bay Distillers Ltd
The Puffer Bar & Restaurant

Environment Award

Winner
Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd

Highly Commended
Loch Fyne Oysters

Aurora Sustainability Ltd
Isle of Eriska Hotel Restaurant

Export Award

Winner
Associated Seafoods Ltd

FAO27 Ltd
Speyside Distillers Co Ltd
The Scottish Salmon Company
Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd
Windswept Brewing Co

Food & Drink Business Growth Award

Winner
Coast and Glen – Fishbox

Highly Commended
Salar Smokehouse
Scottish Salmon Company

Healthier Food and Drink Award

Winner
Juicy-Ness

Salar Smokehouse

Independent Food & Drink Retailer of the Year Award

Winner
The Cheese House, Cromarty

All The Goodness
Buth Bharraigh Ltd
Buth Bheag
Corner on the Square
Oban Whisky & Fine Wines

Innovation Award

Winner
Gordon Castle Scotland

Aurora Sustainability Ltd
Reids of Caithness
Salar Smokehouse

New Business Award

Winner
High St Merchants Ltd

All The Goodness
Applecross Smokehouse
Ballindalloch Distillery
Cafe Sia Limited
Frankie & Lola's

New Product Award

Winners
Dunnet Bay Distillers Ltd - Holy Grass Vodka
Stockan's Oatcakes Ltd - Orkney Beremeal Oatcakes

Applecross Smokehouse - Hot roasted sea trout with heather honey glaze, Cold peat smoked salmon, Hot roasted peat smoked salmon
Isle of Ewe Smokehouse - Hot smoked hand dived Scottish King Scallops
Reids of Caithness Baked Treats - Oaties and Shortbread
Salar Smokehouse - Salar Flaky Smoked Salmon range
Windswept Brewing Co - Bear

Restaurant of the Year Award

Winner
Isle of Eriska Hotel Restaurant

Highly Commended
The Cross at Kingussie

Scalloway Hotel
The Foveran Restaurant With Rooms
The Torridon
The Whitehouse Restaurant Lochaline

Young Shining Star Award

Andrew Fraser - Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd

Caitlin GraInger - Corner on the Square
Kirstin McGrath - Clubhouse Hotel
Gillian Ross - MacGochans

Ambassador of the Year

Willie Cameron

Excellence Award

Gordon Castle Scotland