Oat milk made at farm near Market Harborough is the first in the country to receive three-star taste award
Oat milk made at a family farm near Market Harborough has become the first in the country to receive the three-star Great Taste award.
Wild & Furrow oat milk, made at Marston Trussell, has received the coveted rating from the Guild of Fine Food.
The oat milk is made on the Marlow-Thomas’ family farm, with the oats grown, processed and bottled metres from the fields in which they are harvested.
Wild & Furrow has previously earned one and two-star Great Taste awards but has now received the highest possible rating.
The Great Taste Awards are considered the world’s most respected food and drink accreditation, with products judged through blind tastings by panels of chefs, food critics, buyers and writers.
In their verdict judges said of the Wild & Furrow oat milk: “The best oat milk we have ever tried and it more than stood up to the coffee - simply sensational.”
Wild & Furrow founder Miles Marlow-Thomas said: “To become the first oat milk ever to receive three stars at the Great Taste Awards is something we're incredibly proud of.
“This award means so much because it's judged completely blind on taste alone.
“We've always believed that by growing our own oats and making everything here on our family farm, we could create something truly special.
“To have that recognised by some of the country's leading food experts is an amazing achievement.
"People increasingly want to know where their food comes from.
“Every bottle of Wild & Furrow starts life in our own fields before being made and bottled here on the farm.
“We hope this award shines a spotlight not just on Wild & Furrow, but on British farming, quality ingredients and what's possible when you control the whole journey from field to bottle."
Only a small proportion of products entered this year earn the three-star award, the highest recognition available, and a historic first for oat milk.
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