Dry-Cured, Traditionally Smoked Back Bacon

Imagine being able to buy smoked back bacon that contains no additives, has been dry cured for five days in sugar, salt and fresh herbs, then air-dried for a minimum of two days and cold smoked for twenty four hours using whisky barrel wood shavings… sound perfect? This artisan way of producing this beautiful and tasty product - which won’t shrink or lose moisture the way bacon tends to do when it is fried - is exactly what Loch Ness Smokehouse* has decided to pursue. What started off as a hobby and has been enjoyed privately for many years has now been transformed into a small business set up by Bert & Mirjam Wigman, allowing more people to savour Bert’s passion for smoking foods.

Loch Ness Smokehouse is located in Drumnadrochit at the back of our Bed & Breakfast accommodation which looks out to Loch Ness in the distance. Our B&B and Cooking Holiday guests have at times already had the opportunity to taste some of our privately smoked products and will of course from now on be treated to our home-smoked bacon delicacy for breakfast!

 

Dry-Cured, Traditionally Smoked Back Bacon

Our meat is sourced from John M. Munro in Dingwall, who provides us with the loins of Scottish pigs reared in Portmahomack. Because the whole dry-curing, air-drying and smoking process takes around nine days, it results in a quality and taste that stands out from industrially produced food. Initially we will focus only on the production of dry-cured and traditionally smoked back bacon, but we intend to add more cured and smoked products in the future.

The bacon can be purchased in delicatessen and butcher shops in Inverness and surrounding area. For a full list of outlets please click here.

We have also had a favourable response from local restaurants and would welcome enquiries from restaurants in and around Inverness if they were interested in using our bacon in their dishes.

In the case of sufficient demand we will start selling it as on on-line product. If you live locally, please feel welcome to visit and buy directly from our smokehouse premises. For more information please phone us on +44.(0)1456 450011 or