BEST SCOTTISH BUTCHERS STEAK PIE

The steak pies from the regional winners listed below were purchased over the counter by mystery shoppers in August 2007 and put to the test by the experts from Andrew Fairlie's at Gleneagles Hotel.

The Traditional Steak Pie Championship Trophy was presented to Alan Elliot (right) of Dalbeattie Fine Foods by Douglas Sword of sponsors William Sword.

Three chefs from Andrew Fairlie's, Mark Smith, Stevie McLaughlan and Frankie Quinn selected the South West Scotland champion from Dalbeattie as the supreme champion for 2007.

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

South West Scotland: Dalbeattie Fine Foods, 69 High Street, Dalbeattie

South East of Scotland: Thos A Shaw, 12 Market Place, Lauder

North of Scotland: A & I Quality Butchers, 4 Keppoch Road, Culloden

West of Scotland: S Collins & Son, 7 Lindsaybeg Road, Muirhead

East of Scotland: DG Lindsay & Son, 15 North Methven Street, Perth

GOLD MEDAL STEAK PIES

Frasers of Aviemore Grampian Rd, Aviemore

Crombies of Edinburgh, 97 Broughton Street, Edinburgh

Ness Foods 27 Tomatin Road, Inverness

Scott Brothers, 206 Strathmartine Road, Dundee

J B Hamilton & Son, 17 High Street, Biggar

John Bennett, 143 Graham Street, Airdrie

Hugh Black & Sons, Armadale, Bathgate, Lanark, Cambuslang and Airdrie

Ian Moir, 10 High Street, Grantown on Spey

Boghall Butchers, 65 Margaret Street, Boghall

Pauls Quality Butchers, Kilsyth and Bonnybridge

MacDonald Brothers, 8 Bonnethill Road, Pitlochry

Pollok Williamson, Ayr, Kilmarnock and Cumnock

R & J Chapman, 53 Main Street, Baillieston

SILVER MEDAL STEAK PIES

Michael Dawson, 28 Batchen Street, Elgin

John M Munro, Dingwall, Beauly, Tain, Alness, Muir of Ord

Auchengree Farm Shop, Glengarnock, Beith

William McCafferty Butchers Ltd, 52 Main Street, Forth

James Alexander & Son, 10 Common Green, Strathaven

T Baillie & Son, 42 Dockhead Street, Saltcoats

R Mackenzie & Son, 71 High Street, Johnstone

We Hae Meat, 66a Dalrymple Street, Girvan

D Macdonald, The Square, Drymen and Killearn

Halliwells Butchers, 39 Market Place, Selkirk

J C Douglas, Main Street, St Boswells

G J Sanderson, 59 High Street, Coldstream

J & J Davidson, 3 High Street, Jedburgh

W J Lewis, 14 Station Road, Milngavie

D & S Condie, 85 Main Street, Kelty

Rbt Alexander Ltd, 28 Princes Street, Port Glasgow

RT Stuart Ltd. Leven, Buckhaven and Lundin Links

George Kirk & Sons, 30 Stirling Street, Denny

John Hill, 39 High Street, Dunblane

W F Stark, 9 College Street, Buckhaven