With over 14,000 entries to the Great Taste Awards this year, Manuka Doctor astounded judges with its ‘beyond delicious’ Manuka honey.

This is a bouncer of a honey - a mild Manuka with real highs, lows and highs again with the sweetness, dipping to the earthy, savoury tones, then rising again to the heights of flora and fauna, all in a creamy buttery silky honey that just oozes quality and care.

This year’s line-up saw food and drink products submitted from 110 countries. Judges included head buyers from Selfridges, Whole Foods, Fortnum & Mason and Waitrose, BBC Good Food editor Keith Kendrick, Delicious editor Karen Barnes, Bake Off contestant and author Chetna Makan, MasterChef Professionals finalist Santosh Shah, food and drink consultant Mallika Basu, the BBC’s Nigel Barden, national journalists and food writers Gill Meller, Melissa Thompson and Georgina Hayden, among many others.

All products are removed from their packaging before being blind tasted. The judges then savour, confer and re-taste to decide which products are worthy of a Great Taste Award. The judges look for truly great taste, regardless of branding or packaging. They take into account texture, appearance and of course the quality of the ingredients; they will note a good aroma, a decent bite, or a particularly smooth or crunchy texture. 

John Farrand, managing director of the Guild of Fine Food, said: “We are chuffed to be unveiling the list of award-winners for 2022. It’s been another exceptional year of high quality, innovation and creativity.”

Out of over 14,000 entries, just 5,556 products received either a Great Taste 1-star award, for “food and drink that delivers fantastic flavour”, a Great Taste 2-star award, for produce that is “above and beyond delicious”, or a Great Taste 3-star award, for “extraordinarily tasty food & drink”.

The Great Taste Awards are recognised as a reliable stamp of excellence among consumers, retailers and major food buyers. They are the largest and most trusted food & drink accreditation scheme.

Great Taste 2-Star Award Winner Manuka Doctor 100 MGO Manuka honey comes in a handy squeezable 500g container and is Harvested and packed by Manuka Doctor in New Zealand. It is 100% New Zealand Manuka Honey and certified by the New Zealand Government.

Manuka Doctor is one of New Zealand’s biggest exporters of Genuine Manuka Honey to countries around the world. Jars are packed in New Zealand, in a town on the North Island called Hamilton, before being carefully loaded into secure containers and then shipped to the UK by sea.

All Manuka Doctor honey is tested 5 times before sale, using independent labs. This means that you can be certain that the MGO level written on the jar is the same as the honey inside.

More amazing reviews from the Great Taste Judges -

Lovely rich, golden colour. the honey has a very powerful and intense flavour. The aroma has notes of flowers and toffee. The texture is very thick, viscous with slight crystallisation visible. A classic Manuka honey with traditional characteristics.

A deliciously thick and intensely flavoured honey with some lovely liquorice notes. Medicinal with bags of Manuka authenticity. Powerful and rich - gently bitter on the finish which leads on to a lingering aniseed-noted, sweet finish.

Don’t just take the Great Taste Judges’ word for it, Manuka Doctor is also proud to have received thousands of 5 star reviews for its Manuka honey, which you can read underneath any of the products on the Manuka Doctor website.

For more information on the Manuka Doctor 100MGO Squeezable Manuka Honey 500g visit here ….