Posted on May 15th 2012

We are very proud to be published as Olive Magazine's Online Retailer of the Month for June 2012.

Please "Fly the Flag" with smoked foods this summer for  your  Diamond Jubilee and Summer 2012 Olympics celebrations.

Our special patriotic gourmet smoked food hampers are luxurious and easy to prepare - just perfect for sharing with family and friends for your elegant picnics and outdoor festivities.

http://www.smoked-foods.co.uk/gourmet-gift-hampers/olympic-picnic-hamper-box.html £89

http://www.smoked-foods.co.uk/gourmet-gift-hampers/jubilee-picnic-feast-hamper.html £120

Posted on May 10th 2012

A huge thank you to Aggie MacKenzie for her lovely mention in the June edition of Good Housekeeping.    

Order online from the brilliant Black Mountains Smokery
Good HouseKeeping - June 2012

 An accolade indeed!  And Aggie is, of course, so right when she says that Smoked Chicken takes a very good salad, "To another level."   

Posted on May 9th 2012

The Culinary Guide have written a lovely piece about us after a thorough tasting session!

http://www.theculinaryguide.co.uk/taste-test/2012/0412/2404/smoked-salmon-from-black-mountain-smokery-taste-test-review/smoked-salmon-from-black-mountain-smokery-taste-test-review.htm

Popular smoked food producer Black Mountains Smokery not only produces high quality award winning foods.  They also have a whole load of recipes up their sleeve!

http://www.theculinaryguide.co.uk/eatingin/2012/0512/0905/smoked-salmon-nicoise-recipe/smoked-salmon-nicoise-recipe.htm

The Culinary Guide also have a great facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/TheCulinaryGuide

Posted on Apr 26th 2012

This year we have been concentrating on marketing with other local food and  tourism businesses in the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons.  We feel sure this is a good way forward in terms of sustainability and it is fun to be working  within our community with like-minded companies in bringing our wonderful area and its produce to the wider world.  

We are exhibiting at the Ideal Home Show as part of a Mid Wales and Brecon Beacons promotion under the umbrella of the Prince's Foundation.

The opening day was amazing!  It started with a visit from Gregg Wallace, (of Materchef fame), who was really friendly and, it turns out, no stranger to Wales and Welsh Rugby in particular!  Minutes later he escorted HRH The Prince of Wales to our stand and invited him to taste, “Some delicious Smoked Duck.”  The Prince of Wales shook my hand and asked to take away some of our produce to try. He did however try the smoked Pwll Mawr Cheddar there and then!  I am left with an unforgettable feeling of pride and humbleness.

Our presence here has shown just what an impact we can make as a community.  Huge thanks to Alexandra Marr & Associates for coordinating the stand - to Brecon Brewing, Brecon Beacons Holiday Cottages, Brecon Mountain Activities and The Felinfach Griffin for their fabulous manpower and selling and to Cradocs Biscuits, Blaenafon Cheddar, Trealy Farm Charcuterie, Welsh Farmhouse Apple Juice, Penderyn Whisky and Brecon Carreg for their delicious Breconshire food and drink.

With our proximity to Prince Charles’s Welsh home within the Brecon Beacons and a shared interest and concern over  sustainable foods and packaging, we are just delighted to have had the opportunity to exhibit under the umbrella of the Prince’s Foundation.

Click here to see HRH The Prince of Wales' visit to Ideal Home.  ( We feature at 2.09 minutes!)

Posted on Mar 20th 2012