Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food awards, which celebrate the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of 2017. Out of over 12,300 products to be judged, Fire and Ice in Narberth, was awarded a two-star Great Taste award, which means judges dubbed it outstanding for it’s Spiced Mango Sorbet and Lemon and Lime Sorbet.

Judged by over 500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs and producers, as well as a whole host of food writers and journalists, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers. As well as a badge of honour, the unmistakeable black and gold Great Taste label is a signpost to a wonderful tasting product, which has been discovered through hours and hours of blind-tasting by hundreds of judges.

“It’s another fantastic result for us, this is our fifth year in a row we have been awarded a great taste award for our sorbet or gelato and to receive two x two-star golds is amazing. Not only have these awards put us on the map locally, but nationally too,” said Ivan from Fire & Ice.

Recognised as a stamp of excellence among consumers and retailers alike, Great Taste values taste above all else, with no regard for branding and packaging. Whether it is gin, biscuits, sausages or coffee being judged, all products are removed from their wrapper, jar, box or bottle before being tasted. The judges then savour, confer and re-taste to decide which products are worthy of a one, two or three-star award.

There were 12,366 Great Taste entries this year and of those products, 165 have been awarded a three-star, 1,011 received a two-star and 3,171 were awarded a one-star accolade. The panel of judges included; chef, food writer and author, Gill Meller, MasterChef judge and restaurant critic, Charles Campion, author and chef, Zoe Adjonyoh, baker, Tom Herbert, and food writer and baking columnist Martha Collison, as well as food buyers from Fortnum & Mason, Selfridges, and Harvey Nichols. These esteemed palates have together tasted and re-judged the three-star winners to finally agree on the 2017 Top 50 Foods, the Golden Fork Trophy winners and the 2017 Supreme Champion.

Great Taste 2017 will reach its exciting finale on Monday, September 4, when the world of fine food gathers at the Intercontinental Park Lane Hotel, London, to find out the Golden Fork winners for each region at an Awards Dinner, with the final applause reserved for the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2017.