This small company produces unique charcuterie meats from their home in the Borders. They run two shoots and all game from these is used to produce a range of products from venison salami and cold smoked pheasant through to game pies. There is virtually zero food miles involved and they are very versatile products. They are making game meat more accessible by making it into charcuterie and selling all over the UK via their website.
Their unique product alone makes them stand out and they are making game affordable and accessible. Thor and Christina have set this business up while running two shoots and rearing around 50000 pheasants each year. The process to be approved for making charcuterie is far more stringent than butchery but they stuck with it to make their vision a reality. Their products are all hand crafted and of the highest quality, they have a great reputation on their community and are always open to working with other businesses. They really are helping to put Scotland on the map for high quality produce.
Through their two shoots they are supporting the local rural economy by bringing customers to the area and keeping the end game products in the local food chain. They have provided tasting opportunities in various settings to support education around eating game - partnering with Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups at The Great British Food Festival in Dalkeith recently and supplying tasting for various ‘moorland to main ring’ displays at various rural shows. They are setting a leading example for other potential businesses in the area and are very open and honest about the process they went through in terms of funding and to become approved.
The wild roe deer used in their charcuterie products and pies are all from their very local area and have lived in the best, natural conditions. The pheasants used are reared by one of the partners again in the best conditions. At a time where game dealers are struggling to keep up with the excess meat from shoots this business are using it on site to make their products, keeping food miles to an absolute minimum. The charcuterie is cold smoked using beech wood chips which are 100% natural and harvested specifically for food smoking.