The team at a Hunmanby based whisky distillery is celebrating after one of its whiskies won a gold award in a prestigious national competition.
Filey Bay Flagship Single Malt Whisky won the accolade at the Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards which recognise and reward the best food and drink products that are sold in farm shops, delis and other specialist food retailers nationwide.
“Independent and specialist retailers are responsible for a large amount of our whisky’s sales, so it’s a real honour for Flagship to win a gold in this sector. It’s great news and will certainly be a talking point when we visit the Farm Shop & Deli show next month,” said Spirit of Yorkshire’s UK Sales Manager, Morgan McDermott.
The judging team included leading farm shop and deli retailers, top wholesaler buyers and industry experts. The feedback for Filey Bay Flagship included: “Superb product, exquisitely packaged, and delivers on the nose and in taste”, “A lovely, well packaged whisky. Excellent information on the box, and good use of the viewing window to view the product” and “I love everything about this. Attention to detail, story, taste. This brand will go from strength to strength.”
