Isle of Man Creamery’s whey butter has won an award.

The farmers' cooperative entered the Great Taste Awards for its whey butter at the beginning of 2017 along with more than 12,000 other products from across the UK.

In August the whey butter was sone of only 165 products to be awarded a Three Star Award, and had been ranked in the top 50 food products entered.

Being included in this list meant that it was also in the running for the regional Guild of Fine Foods Golden Fork Awards - recognising the best product from the north of England.

The awards dinner was held at the InterContinental London Park Lane and Isle of Man Creamery finance director Stephen Keeley received the Golden Fork Award.

Managing director Findlay Macleod said: ’The Great Taste and Golden Fork Awards really are a measure of the best quality products the British Isles has to offer and to be awarded the best product in the north of England is an absolutely fantastic achievement.’

Manx whey butter is made from whey cream separated from the whey during the cheese making process. It has a sharper flavour and deeper colour than salted dairy butter.

Mr Macleod added: ’The feedback received from the Great Taste judges was fantastic and is testament to the hard work and dedication of our team here at the Creamery and our farmer producers, who ensure that only the freshest, milk from grass fed cows is used to make all of our products.

’We would also like to congratulate the two other Three Star Award winning products from the Isle of Man, Berries (sea salted caramel sticky toffee pudding) and the Manx Fudge Factory (honey fudge), both of which we are proud to supply.’

Whey butter is available to buy at most local supermarkets and some smaller independent shops. It was also available to buy at the Isle of Man Food and Drink Festival, which took place at the weekend at the Villa Marina Gardens in Douglas.