11 delicious award-winning Scottish products from East Neuk trout to Lussa Gin

These included 11 Scottish products, see below, with three of these creations - Blackthorn Sea Salt Flakes, Lussa Gin and The Wee Comrie - having also been nominated for a Great Taste Golden Fork, aka the Oscars of the food world, with the grand prize announced on September 10. 

1 Blackthorn Salt’s Blackthorn Sea Salt Flakes, from £4.90 , www.blackthornsalt.co.uk - this much celebrated Ayr business uses pure west coast sea water and nothing else to make their salt, which has the desired ‘crunch factor’. 

2 Donald Russell’s 5 Bone Himalayan Salt Aged Heritage Breed Rib Roast, £175 - for the ultimate dinner party, try this 35-day dry-aged Scotch rib roast aged in a Himalayan salt chamber, www.donaldrussell.com 

3 East Neuk Kilnhouse Hot Smoked Trout, £46 for a whole side. The judges have described this fishy offering as ‘majestic’, www.enkilnhouse.com

4 Emma’s Fancy Wee Piece’s Sticky Toffee Pudding. This small business, which you’ll find on Facebook, makes a dark and date-y pud that was described as ‘simply delicious’. 

5 Great Glen Distillery’s Great Glen Premium Scottish Gin, £38 - this gin, with notes of heather, Frankincense and red sorrel, won big, www.greatglendistillery.co.uk 

6 Lussa Drinks Company’s Lussa Gin, £42, made on Jura in traditional stills, www.lussagin.com 

7 Seabuckthorn Scotland’s Buck Russian, £32 for 1l. This is a concentrated frozen juice, with sea buckthorn, ginger and organic cane sugar, to be mixed with water, smoothies or boozies, www.seabuckthornscotland.co.uk 

8 Shortbread House of Edinburgh Ltd’s Cheese Sables with Cumin, £3.95. They suggest you pair these with wine, whisky, or use in a picnic or as a canape base, www.shortbreadhouse.co.uk 

9 Strathearn Cheese Company’s The Wee Comrie - this is a mellow cheese with a buttery taste. Yours from IJ Mellis for £7.50. 

10 The Gin Bothy’s Gin Bothy Raspberry Infused Liqueur, £26. Apparently this is especially gorgeous when teamed with Prosecco or Champagne, www.ginbothy.co.uk

11 Ujamaa Spice’s Mitakawani Village Nutmeg, £6.50. This single origin and organic nutmeg is grown by their partner small-hold farmer in a small village, Mitakawani, Zanzibar, www.ujamaaspice.com