Nairn based Ashers Bakery takes top honours in 22nd World Championship Scotch Pie Awards
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Ashers Bakery won gold in two categories of the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards with their macaroni pie and steak slice savoury.
Their apple pie also won a silver gong and their Scotch pies and pork and black pudding cocktail sausage rolls took bronzes.
Director George Asher said: "It’s great that this year we have won five awards.
"Our bakery team have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic producing delicious products so they can be rightly proud of their achievements. When we’re allowed, and it’s safe to do so, we will get together to celebrate."
The annual awards recognise excellence in the production of the perfect pie and are a firm favourite in the calendar with bakers and butchers vying for a top prize in the 11 categories including the iconic Scotch Pie, Football Pies and Savouries, Macaroni Pie, Steak Pie, Sausage Roll, Cold Savoury, Hot Savoury, Vegetarian Savoury, Haggis Savoury, Bridie and Apple Pies.
The annual judging day, held in a Covid safe setting late last year, saw over 70 butchers and bakers enter more than 400 of the nation’s best pies for judging by over 50 experts in their field.
Alasdair Smith, chief executive of Scottish Bakers which runs the competition on behalf of the bakery and butchery trades, said: “We have overcome everything Covid could throw at us this year to celebrate the best pies and as always the results do not disappoint.
"It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Ashers Bakery has taken five awards including two golds and they can be rightly very proud of their achievements.
"We took delivery of over 400 entries this year, so to win is no small feat and to know that every winning product was lovingly made from scratch from locally sourced ingredients, freshly made daily by skilled craftspeople just goes to show the skill, creativity and hard work of each and every entrant."
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