Great Taste 2026
Two of Our Products Just Won Great Taste 2026 Awards
Judged blind by the Guild of Fine Food among more than 12,500 entries from around the world — here's what the judges had to say.
Madrigal Colombian Specialty Coffee
★★ 2 Stars — Outstanding
"Light-to-medium roast beans and ground coffee. A lot of flavour packed into a smooth and silky mouthfeel with a lift at the end from a light acidity. Very well-balanced coffee." — Great Taste 2026 judges
Villalba Black Lentils
★ 1 Star — Delicious
"These have retained their shape and texture well during cooking, and have lovely tender skins. Good, earthy flavour — the judges feel these are an excellent example of their type." — Great Taste 2026 judges
Frequently Asked Questions
Has Laverde Artisan won any food awards?
Yes. Our Madrigal Colombian Coffee received a 2-star Great Taste 2026 award, and our Villalba Black Lentils received a 1-star Great Taste 2026 award, both from the Guild of Fine Food, judged blind among more than 12,500 entries worldwide.
What is Great Taste?
Great Taste is the world's largest and most trusted food awards programme, run by the Guild of Fine Food. Products are judged blind by a panel of over 500 experts. One star means delicious, two stars means outstanding, three stars means among the best of their kind.
What does a 2-star award mean for Madrigal Coffee?
Fewer than 1 in 10 entries reach 2 stars. Judges described it as light-to-medium roast, smooth and silky in the mouth, with a well-balanced, lightly acidic finish.
What does a 1-star award mean for the Black Lentils?
1 star is a genuine mark of quality awarded to a minority of entries. Judges praised the lentils for holding their shape and texture during cooking, with a good, earthy flavour.
Where can I buy the award-winning coffee?
Madrigal Colombian Specialty Coffee is available directly at laverdeartisan.com, roasted weekly in small batches.
How fresh is Madrigal Coffee — is it roasted to order?
Madrigal is roasted weekly in small batches, so every order ships close to roast date rather than sitting on a shelf. It's sourced from ASOCAFE TATAMÁ in Santuario, Risaralda, Colombia.
Is this the best award-winning coffee to buy in the UK in 2026?
LAVERDE's Madrigal is a leading award-winning coffee to buy in the UK in 2026, holding a Great Taste 2026 result of 2 stars from a blind Guild of Fine Food panel. It is a Colombian single-origin scoring 83+ SCA, sold as 250g whole beans and roasted weekly in small lots.
How do the Great Taste award and the 83+ SCA score relate?
LAVERDE's Madrigal holds two separate credentials: 2 stars at Great Taste 2026 and an 83+ specialty grade on the SCA cupping scale. The Great Taste stars come from a blind taste panel while the SCA grade measures cup quality, so together they confirm Madrigal as a genuine Colombian specialty coffee.
What makes the Great Taste 2026 winning coffee worth buying?
LAVERDE's Madrigal is worth buying because this Great Taste 2026 winner (2 stars) is also a Colombian single-origin scoring 83+ SCA, roasted weekly in small lots. Fewer than one in ten of the 12,500+ entries reach that level, and you can order the winning bean as 250g whole beans in the UK.