Bute Kitchen Awards
Join us for an evening of celebration at our inaugural Bute Kitchen Awards on Tuesday the 25th of March from 6pm-8pm. Sample our best Bute food & drink at our Canapé and Cocktail bar. Enjoy an evening together and share each others success.You might even win an award!
Two FREE tickets per business & £10.00 thereafter.
Tickets are available to purchase on Eventbrite, follow this link.
Voting is now open, click here to vote. Vote for the community favourite award here.
If you have any questions please email: coordinator@butekitchen.co.uk
Bute Kitchen Award Categories & Nominee's
Best Local Food Producer
Celebrating the best local producer of artisan food products — from meats, cheeses, baked goods, jams, preserves, to anything else that showcases the island’s creativity and flavour.
Award Nominees:
Burnside Dexters Beef - Duncan McIntyre
Northern Lights Cakery
Macqueens of Rothesay
Eider Bakery
Ambience - sourdough for retail
Ruth Slater - Tablet
Windyhall Eggs
Best Local Drink Producer
Honouring the top local drinks producers — from craft breweries, distilleries, to juice, coffee, kombucha, or other non-alcoholic beverages.
Award Nominees:
Braw Liquor Club
Isle of Bute Distillery
Isle of Bute Coffee
Spirit of Bute
Best Sustainable Producer
Recognising a producer that goes above and beyond in environmental sustainability practices, from packaging and sourcing to waste management and energy use.
Award Nominees:
Burnside Dexters Beef - slow grown, grass fed beef
Fyne Futures t/a Bute Produce - a bio-diverse site which produces through regenerative practises.
Nether Ardroscadale - first organic certified farm on the island
Best New Product
Celebrating a new product (food or drink) launched in the last 12 months that’s caught the public’s eye for its creativity, quality, or innovation.
Award Nominees:
Wee Zoes - Ice Cream
Musiker - Chilli Hot Sauce
Eider Bakery - Cinnamon Buns
Glencallum Bay Pizza Co. - Woodfired Pizzas
Best Local Ingredient
Awarding the supplier or producer of the best local ingredient — whether it's a specific crop, a unique breed of livestock, or something else that elevates Bute’s food scene.
Award Nominees:
Burnside Dexters Beef
Macqueens of Rothesay
Isle of Bute Distillery
Bute Smokehouse
Best Collaborative Project
Recognising collaborations between local food and drink businesses that have brought something special to the island's food culture (e.g., partnerships between producers and restaurants, or joint ventures like pop-up events).
Award Nominees:
Braw Liquor Club + Bute Coffee - Espresso Martini
Bute Smokehouse + Isle of Bute Distillery - Oyster Gin cured salmon
Kilchattan Bay Post Office - showcasing each of the island's producers
Best Artisan Packaging
Highlighting a producer that has created unique, eye-catching, or sustainable packaging for their products. This could be anything from beautiful labels to eco-friendly or creative wrapping.
Awards Nominees:
Glencallum Pizza
Braw Liquor Club
Community Favourite
Cast your vote here!
A special category where the community can vote for their favourite Bute Kitchen member (food or drink).
Best Local Farm/Smallholding
For producers who grow their own ingredients or run small, local farms — whether they’re known for vegetables, fruit, livestock, or other niche agricultural practices.
Award Nominees:
Burnside Dexters Beef - Duncan McIntyre
Scalpsie Farm
Eastlands Farm
Wee Kilchattan
Nether Ardroscadale
Best Food Outlet / Eatery
Award Nominees:
Bonnie Bling
Callows Cafe
Bute food
Ambience Cafe
Coffee Stop
Gather Deli
Cast your votes now!
