Among the most popular and fiercely contested categories was Best Vanilla Ice Cream, which went this year to Arran Ice Cream, a fourth-generation family business based on the Isle of Arran. Arran Ice Cream has been delighting locals and visitors alike on Arran since 1999, when the family first started producing ice cream at their small dairy on the shores of Brodick Bay. Arran Ice Cream has been producing handmade ice cream since 1999 (Image: LDRS)Jubilant Alastair Dalton, Managing Director of Arran Ice Cream, Arran Dairies, who manufacture the ice cream and a Taste of Arran said: “We are absolutely delighted to have won the Best Vanilla in the UK and Ireland and to be delighted to be judged by our peer group. He said: “They have worked really hard at Arran Ice Cream and went to the Scottish Parliament to promote it. “At a time when the ferries are struggling it’s fantastic that Arran Ice Cream are doing so well.
