Dualit collects four new Great Taste Awards for 2024
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British brand, Dualit, has won four awards at The Guild of Fine Foods’ Great Taste Awards 2024, adding to the six awards the brand won in 2023. The world’s largest and most trusted food and drink accreditation scheme, the Great Taste Awards are judged by a panel of over 500 experts, comprising chefs, buyers, food writers and retailers, who award 1, 2 or 3 stars as a highly respected seal of approval. These annual accolades recognise the very best food and drink in the UK and all four of Dualit’s coffee products that won an award are made in the Dualit factory in West Sussex.
Food and drink that is awarded 2 stars is deemed ‘Outstanding’ – going above and beyond delicious. Less than 10% of entries achieve this rating every year, and Dualit is one of them. Products awarded 1 star are judged as ‘Simply delicious’, delivering fantastic flavour. Around 25% of entries receive this star rating every year.
Here is the list of all the awards, as well as notes from the judges, that Dualit has received in the 2024 Great Taste Awards:
Dualit Intense Aluminium Coffee Pods: 2-Star
“Lovely crema matched by a very comfortable mouthfeel, acidity is pitched at just the right level and the dark chocolate notes are well measured. The addition of milk adds greatly to the sweet notes of molasses and chocolate. We loved this.”
“This is a coffee with presence. An assertive flavour, true to the description of a dark roast. There is some complexity and a touch of brightness to temper that darker note. The addition of milk adds a lactic sweetness but in no way muffles the bold character of this coffee. Nuts and chocolate certainly, this has a satisfying finish, we like what we are left with. A good coffee.”
“Thick bubbly crema with a smoky, mineral and earthy nose. Those characteristics are the keystone of this coffee, but it also delivers richer notes through the acidity, cocoa and toasted nuts. It is complex and just manages to balance itself to make a convincing cup of coffee.”
Dualit Decaf Home Compostable Coffee Pods: 1-Star
“Lovely crema, thick, rich and inviting. For a decaf, this is bursting with flavour and is largely well-balanced. We detected some earthy spiciness which was well balanced in the mouth and offered a pleasing finish. Adding warm milk, it developed well to give a complex spiciness with some additional sweetness, that whilst some judges thought a little thin, nevertheless gave us all a balanced finish.”
“Wholesome coffee aromas and a bubbly crema full of body. That full-on coffee lands on the palate and brings with it some fruity notes and cocoa, intertwined nicely, with a good silky texture. A little sour on the finish, but well roasted, tasty and satisfying – an excellent decaf.”
Dualit Organic Colombian Home Compostable Coffee Pods: 1-Star
“Vibrant, enticing aroma. A satisfying taste with reasonable complexity and acidity. Bouncy fruitiness combines well with the darker coffee character. A good coffee to serve with or without milk – we find the addition of milk does nothing to muffle the personality of the coffee.”
“Good, thick crema on a coffee that shows considerable complexity. Controlled acidity is matched with an intriguing level of fruitiness – grapefruit perhaps. The addition of warm milk adds an element of lactic sweetness to the drink and rounds everything off into a perfectly satisfying cup.”
“Nice viscous crema and a good coffee nose to this. The texture follows through on the palate, as does the strong coffee flavour, which also holds some bitter chocolate that sits well with the coffee. There is a nice back up flavour of stewed fruit, mature and comforting, leaving a long and pleasant aftertaste.”
Dualit Americano Compostable Coffee Bags: 1-Star
“As a bag coffee, it has performed beyond our expectations.”
“Lovely rich aromas from the bag, which dissipate gently as it brews in the cup, retaining the richness well. On the palate there is a good rush of flavour, smooth and in harmony with itself. Nothing specific but a great blend and depth of flavour that leaves a long finish and makes for a satisfying cup of coffee.”
Dualit coffee products are available at dualit.com
