“Chosen by Rick Stein and the BBC”

Over the last 20 years Rothiemurchus has gained a reputation as having some of the finest wild venison and was chosen by Rick Stein and the BBC when they celebrated Food Heroes. 

We are incredibly passionate about delicious food and we are fortunate enough to have the choice of the most succulent, tender, fresh wild venison.  Peter, our Head Stalker, ensures that our deer live a peaceful, healthy life grazing the sweet grasses of our forests and hills, unaware that there is human activity close by.  Since wild wolves became extinct in Scotland, deer have no natural predators, so to make sure they are healthy, do not starve or destroy the fragile natural environment in which they live, their numbers have to be controlled by humans.  Each red deer is carefully selected and every beast is handled with great care and respect.

We hang our venison for only a few days, before our butchers Brian and Fraser expertly prepare it, so is not too dry and ‘gamey’. In fact it’s so tender and moist you can treat it like our finest Highland beef.

> As all our meat is home reared and butchered, it is subject to availability. Therefore if you would like to order from us please give us at least 2 working day's notice, so that we can organise something especially for you if we don’t have it in stock.