We want you to receive "Real Food" from Orkney and Shetland that has not been mass produced using as many local ingredients as possible.
Many of our producers such as - Grimbister cheese,Orkney Fine Foods, Westray Bakery and Orkney Isles Preserves have limited stocks and only produce for the local Orkney market.So you really are recieving unique products you simply will not find outside Orkney.

Grimbister Farmhouse Cheese
Hilda Seator and her husband run Grimbister Farmhouse cheese in the parish of Firth just outside Finstown on the Mainland of Orkney. Their .crumbly farmhouse cheese is made from their own herd of fresian diary cows and has a soft but firm texture with a creamy taste. Its a unique small farm based business making a truly natural product. Hilda does supply some posh resteraunts within Orkney and as far away as London, but you certainlty will not find this cheese just anywhere.

Orkney Isles Preserves
Orkney Isles Preserves is a small family run business run by Glynis Leslie on the island of Shapinsay- a short 25 minute ferry trip from the Mainland of Orkney and the home of Balfour Castle. Glynis makes jams and chutneys using traditional methods and recipes that have been handed down over generations. There are no mysterious secret ingredients of methods - just the belief that if you start with the best quality raw materials you will always have a superior end product. Where possible all the raw materials are sourced locally by this small cottage industry Island based producer.

Westray Bakery
Browns of Westray is a small family bakery based on the Northern Island of Westray in Orkney. They make homebaked products from oatcakes to sliced loaves and caraway biscuits to the best ginger parkins you could ever taste! We have an exclusive Orkney fudge shortbread covered in chocolate especially made for us which we very nearly run out off every Christmas. They also bake a great rich fruit Christmas cake covered in thick icing with almond marzipan- its just like my Mother still bakes for our Xmas. They do not export outside Orkney only outside Westray!!

Orkney Wine Company
The Orkney Wine Company is based just outside Kirkwall, it is the most Northerly winery in the UK and is a small family winery run by Emile and Marjolein van Schayk. The family moved to Orkney in 1997 from Holland. Emile van Schayk started making wine as a hobby after getting his first recipe from a retired shepherdess, Sarah Lenaghan. The wines are made in a traditional way with berries, flowers and vegetables, many locally grown in Orkneys clean island air. The alcohol content is higher than from grape wines due to its natural fermentation. The majority of Orkney Wine is sulphur-free, alcohol is the preservative. So you do not have to worry about a hang over! All the wines are suitable for vegetarians. Read more about Orkney Wine at http://www.orkneywine.co.uk/

Orkney Cheese
The story of The Orkney Cheese Company really began with the setting up of a new factory on July 1st, 1946 at a former RAF camp just outside of Kirkwall, capital city of the Orkney Islands. At the end of World War Two the need for milk supplies decreased sharply as the garrison was run down, resulting in a large liquid milk surplus therefore Orkney Cheese was founded. Their main product is Orkney Cheddar - renowned throughout Scotland and further afield. It is matured for between 15-18 months and sold as Extra Mature Cheddar.Read about Orkney Cheesehttp://www.orkneycheese.com/

Orkney Herring Company
For centuries Orcadians have been famed for curing herring and the Sutherland family who own Orkney Herring are now proud to be part of that tradition. Their recipes for their marinated products are closely guarded family secrets to ensure their products are uniquie in taste, texture and appearance. New products are always being introduced with salmon, prawns and crayfish added to their range. A new factory has just been built in Stromness and was officially opened in 2006. To read more about the company and get recipes go to http://www.orkneyherring.com/index1.htm

Argos Bakery

http://www.argosbakery.co.uk/

Orkney Fudge
The famous " Orkney Fudge" is hand made from the finest ingredients in the clean, fresh atmosphere of the beautiful Orkney islands. Originally called "Robertsons Fudge" it has been made to a long held secret recipe guarded by Mr Robertson himself until Dennis Bichan from The Orkney Creamery bought over Robertsons a few years ago. The fudge is still made to the same recipe and tastes just as delicious.
Read more at http://www.orkneyicecream.com/fudge.htm

 

 

 

Stockan and Gardens

Foords of Shetland

Orkney Fine Foods

Donaldsons Meat

Orkney Island Produce

Blackwoods of Shetland

Highland Park

Scapa Whisky

Judith Glue . 25 Broad Street. Kirkwall. Orkney.KW15 1DH. Scotland Tel.01856 874225 e-mail info@judithglue.com