We won a Food Oscar!

Photo by: Guild of Fine Food (Richard Faulks)

We are utterly thrilled to announce that we have been awarded The Golden Fork Award for Wales 2024 for our Smoked Duck Breast 🎉.
Our Smoked Duck Breast was awarded an acclaimed 3-star Great Taste Award earlier this year and went on to be nominated for a Golden Fork Award, which celebrates the best food and drink products from 115 countries 🌍. It has been nicknamed the “Oscars of the food world”!

The ceremony took place at Battersea Arts Centre on Tuesday 10th September. A gathering of 300 producers, retailers, journalists, chefs and industry professionals representing thousands of hard-working and talented producers and independent retailers across the world.
There were 16 Golden Forks awarded including two new categories; the Golden Fork for Sustainability and Golden Fork for Better Business.

We were the proud winners of “The Golden Fork from Wales.”, competing against the wonderful Chorizo from Moch Coch and Dà Mhìle Absinthe from Dà Mhìle Distillery in the final line up, whose delicious gourmet products were absolutely exceptional.

We had a wonderful night at the awards ceremony, recognising some familiar faces in the industry and a whole lot of brand-new ones too. It is so inspiring to talk to so many likeminded producers and enthusiasts who share our passion for truly artisan gourmet food and drink as we do.

Our Smoked Duck Breast was described, by the lovely Abby Allen of Pipers Farm, as a great example of traditional smoking:
The meat really shone. It had a subtle smokiness, and the cure was absolutely exceptional, creating this lovely velvet melt-in-the-mouth texture.”

We are so grateful to our production team for the artisanal they take in curing and smoking every premium duck breast. At Black Mountains Smokery we promise to ‘make good food even better’ and use the highest grade of products to ensure a truly gourmet dining experience.

Take a look a the other winners of the Golden Fork Awards here.
A final thank you to everyone have showed us such immense love and support surrounding the Golden Fork Awards.