Businesses from across the Highlands and Islands are celebrating after the winners of the 2018 Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards were revealed.

Fourteen businesses were named victorious in their categories including Bad Girl Bakery, Wester Ross Fisheries and Dunnet Bay Distillers.

Best Drink Award
BEST BREWED
Winner
Black Isle Brewing Co - Black Isle Brewery organic range

Spey Valley Brewery - Sunshine On Keith, Stillman's IPA, 1814

BEST DISTILLED
Winner
Dunnet Bay Distillers - Lassies Toast Gin

Highly Commended
VS Distillers - J. Gow Rum Spiced Rum
Dalwhinnie Distillery Visitor Centre, Diageo plc - Lizzie's Dram
Isle of Arran Distillers - Single Malt Whisky Range
The Tomatin Distillery Co - 18 Year Old

Best Marketing Campaign Award
Winner
The Tomatin Distillery Co

Highly Commended
Spey

Table Manors
Wester Ross Fisheries

Export Award
Winner
Loch Fyne Oysters (Established Exporter)
WooHa Brewing Company (New Exporter)

Black Isle Brewing Co
Inverawe Smokehouses
Scottish Salmon Company
Speyside Distillers

Food and Drink Business Growth Award
Winner
Bad Girl Bakery

Highly Commended
Swanson’s Fruit Company

Healthier Food & Drink Award
Winner
Wester Ross Fisheries

Fishbox
The Lunchbox Boys

Independent Retailer of the Year
Winner
Elephants in the Pantry

Highly Commended
The Phoenix

Mackenzie's Farm Shop & Cafe

Innovation Award
Winner
New Wave Foods

Fishbox
Green Grow Club - Aurora Sustainability
Wild Isle

New Business Award
Winner
Beinn an Tuirc Distillers

Highly Commended
Mackenzie's Farm Shop & Café
Dingwall Food Assembly
Highland Fold Ice Cream
Isle of Barra Distillers
The Orkney Food Company

New Product Award
Winner
Isle of Barra Oysters - Oysters

Highly Commended
Great Glen Charcuterie - Scottish Pork Salami

Highly Commended
Windswept Brewing Co - Hurricane IPA
Beinn an Tuirc Distillers - Kintyre Botanical Gin
Isle of Skye Distillers - Tommy's Gin
New Wave Foods - SHØRE Seaweed Puffs

Sustainability Award
Winner
Loch Fyne Oysters

GlenWyvis Distillery
Scottish Salmon Company

Best Eatery Award
Winner
Gordon Castle Walled Garden

Carron Restaurant
Johnstons of Elgin Coffee Shop
Stacks Coffee House & Bistro
The Puffer Bar & Restaurant

Restaurant of the Year
Winner
Table Manors Restaurant

Dornoch Castle Hotel
Loch Fyne Oysters
Ninth Wave Restaurant
The Whitehouse Restaurant Lochaline

Young Ambassador of the Year
Winner
Finlay MacDonald, Chocolates of Glenshiels

Annie Body, Annie’s Bakery
Josh Fraser, GlenWyvis Distillery
Mariusz Plucinski, Loch Ness Spirits

Ambassador of the Year
Winner
Sam Faircliff, Managing Director, Cairngorm Brewery