Multiple Award winners, made in small batches
This collection brings together the recipes that have earned recognition beyond our own kitchen. We are multiple Award winners, and rather than treat that as a marketing line we use it as a promise about how the food is made: open-pan, in small batches, by hand at The Old Rectory in Wiltshire. If you are searching for award-winning preserves in the UK and want to know they have been judged by independent and professional palates, this is where to look.
You will find award-winning chutney, award-winning jam and award-winning marmalade award-winning honey and award-winning pickles gathered in one place, which is useful when you are buying for someone whose taste you want to flatter. We think of these as British preserves in the best sense, made from seasonal fruit and cooked carefully rather than rushed. Some people call them luxury preserves; we would simply say they are made the way preserves used to be.
Award preserves make especially reassuring gifts because the hard work of choosing is partly done for you. A jar from this shelf is a safe bet for a hamper, a host, or anyone who appreciates good food. If you are assembling a present, our gift sets for any occasion let you combine several winners in one box.
Where to start if you are new to us
If you are not sure which jar to choose, the overlap between this collection and our best-selling preserves is a good guide, as the recipes that win awards tend also to be the ones our customers reorder. For breakfast, browse the zesty marmalades; for the cheeseboard, the savoury chutneys and pickles; and for the toast rack, our sweet jams and curds. Looking for the best jam in the UK is subjective, but tasting a few award winners side by side is the honest way to settle it.
We also bring festive favourites into our Christmas collection each year, so several of these award-winning British jams and chutneys reappear in seasonal gift boxes. Wherever a jar ends up, it is made and labelled by the same small team.
It is worth knowing what an award actually means, because it is unlike most food labels. Entries are judged blind by panels of chefs, buyers and food writers, who taste without knowing the maker or the price, so recognition rests on flavour alone. That independent verdict is exactly why we point shoppers here when they are buying for someone fussy or simply want to skip the guesswork. Every winning recipe is still made open-pan in small batches in Wiltshire, by the same hands that entered it.
For gifting, an award-winning jar takes the worry out of choosing, which is why these recipes feature so heavily in our hampers and gift sets for any occasion. Drop one into a thank you present for a host, or build a box of two or three winners for someone who takes their larder seriously.
The qualities that win our chutneys, jams and marmalades their awards are the qualities that run through everything we make: real fruit, careful cooking and a refusal to cut corners for the sake of shelf life or margin. Judges reward balance and true flavour rather than novelty, which is why our winners tend to be honest versions of familiar favourites.
For shoppers, that makes this collection a useful filter. If you are buying for a confident cook, an unusual flavour from here will intrigue them; if you are buying for someone more traditional, a classic award winner reassures without risk.
It is also the collection we would point a first-time customer towards, because a single jar tells you more about how we work than any description can. Pair a winning marmalade with a winning chutney and a jar of jam, and you have a gift that needs no explanation, drawn from across our sweet, savoury and citrus shelves alike.
Frequently asked questions
What awards have your preserves won?
Our recipes are multiple Great Taste Award winners, judged independently on flavour rather than presentation.
Are award-winning preserves more expensive?
Our award winners are priced in line with the rest of the range, as the recognition reflects how they are made rather than a premium.
Which award-winning jar makes the best gift?
Any jar from this collection makes a reassuring gift, and pairing two or three in one of our gift sets covers most tastes.
Do your best sellers and award winners overlap?
Often, yes, because the recipes judged best on flavour are frequently the ones our customers reorder most.
