18th August 2008
Bewley’s is delighted to announce that it’s tea and coffee range has been awarded six gold medals at the Guild of Fine Food’s Great Taste Awards in the UK.
Bewley’s is delighted to announce that it’s tea and coffee range has been awarded six gold medals at the Guild of Fine Food’s Great Taste Awards in the UK. These prestigious awards honour Irish and UK companies who are producing and selling top quality food and drinks. These awards put Bewley’s firmly on top of the medals table as the expert blenders of tea and coffee. The following products received this renowned award:
Bewley’s Master Blender Paul O’Toole expertly crafted the blends and is delighted with this accolade. He says of the awards “It is a great achievement for Bewley’s to be recognised at this year’s Great Taste Awards. At Bewley’s we pride ourselves on sourcing the finest ingredients for our tea and coffee blends and these awards reinforce our position as the tea and coffee experts.”
Bewley’s signature Gold Blend combines Assam, Kenyan and Rwandan tea. The Kenyan tea comes from the lush pastures east of the famous Rift Valley and is hand-picked on the equator in the foothills of Mount Kenya. It’s fresh and golden in colour. Bewley’s new Special Reserve Fairtrade comes from a single Kenyan estate which produces a refined and elegant tea with a delicate golden colour and a distinctively rich flavour.
The finest coffees have been selected for the time-honoured Bewley’s Café Blend providing a rich smooth flavour with a medium body. The Bewley’s Explore range is expertly roasted using outstanding single-origin coffees. Explore Java has an exquisitely balanced flavour revealing a subtle hint of fine, dark chocolate, for a perfect after dinner coffee. Truly a classic, Explore Kenya has a beautifully balanced flavour with refreshing acidity and overtones of ripe berries and citrus fruits.The perfect coffee to enjoy anytime, Explore Colombia offers a delectable round acidity on the palate and a full-bodied, pleasant, sweet aftertaste.
The Great Taste Awards from the Guild of Fine Food are the acknowledged benchmark for speciality food and drink and winning five awards this year is a huge accolade for Bewley’s. Every entry is blind tasted by teams of experts and by the time a decision has been made the product will have been assessed by at least three different teams. Now in their 15th year, the awards also generate huge business for those who achieve the gold standard. The six gold medals awarded to Bewley’s Tea reaffirm the company’s position as a leading authority on tea and coffee and are sure to increase future product sales.
