The Great Taste Awards are widely recognised as the ‘Oscars’ of the food and drinks industry, the awards are the most prestigious and trusted of food and drink awards, and the acknowledged benchmark of outstanding quality in the food industry. This year saw 12,777 product entries from 106 countries, with Irish producers returning an amazing 396 awards of the 5,317 awards made.

There are too many to list here, but all award winners can be found at on the Great Taste Awards website. We have highlighted the Irish artisan winners of the prestigious three-star awards. In addition, some 127 Irish-made food and drink products won two stars in the Great Taste awards, and 420 were awarded one star.

Founded in 1994 and seen as the Oscars of the food world, the Guild of Fine Food’s Great Taste awards values taste above all else, and all products are removed from the packaging before tasting. The 144 judges – food critics, chefs, restaurateurs, retail buyers, cooks, producers, food writers, journalists and “influencers” – decide which products merit one, two or three stars.