Sidmouth ice cream shop flavour wins Champion Taste of the West award

Sidmouth ice cream shop Taste of Sidmouth won a 'Champion' award at the Taste of the West awards ceremony at the University of Exeter yesterday (Tuesday 13 September).

Its winning flavour in the Champion Ice Cream and Sorbet category at the ceremony, presented by BBC Spotlight's Victoria Graham, was 'Frozen Mango Yoghurt'.

L: The winning flavour, Frozen Mango Yoghurt. R: Another flavour that made it through, Raspberry Ripple (Taste of Sidmouth)

Owner Cathy Inglis said: "We were delighted and felt really proud of all our team at Taste."

The shop's ice cream is made by Cathy's children Thomas and Sophie Vicary, who were reportedly trained by specialist ice cream chefs in Italy.

Sophie and Thomas Vicary at the ceremony at the University of Exeter (Taste of Sidmouth)

Four of the Old Fore Street establishment's handmade flavours also received gold Taste of the West awards in July.

Click here to see the winner and finalists on the Taste of the West awards website.