Aberdeen-based John Ross Jr has been crowned national artisan food and drink champion after winning the Smoked Fish category in the 2016 Great British Food Awards for its Balmoral Fillet.

The Balmoral Fillet beat runners up J Lawrie & Sons Oak Smoked Kippers and The Real Cure Cold Smoked Piddle Trout to win the national award category.

The Balmoral Fillet is slow smoked over oak and beech wood chippings for up to 28 hours.

"We’re overwhelmed by the continued success and the growing number of awards that the Balmoral Fillet continues to achieve," said Christopher Leigh, managing director at John Ross Jr.

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