The farmer, the butcher and you
J W Mettrick & Son is an award-winning fifth generation family butcher renowned for the fabulous flavour and skilled presentation of its meat.
The only butcher in the region with its own abattoir, Mettrick's meat is hand-prepared by skilled and trained craftsmen.
Mettrick's lambs come from a very small number of farms within ten miles, and have been enjoyed by the local community for decades.
What is High Peak Lamb?
Mettrick's have developed a strict quality system so that customers can buy branded High Peak Lamb from other quality shops or choose it in a restaurant, and be as confident of its flavour as if they had bought it from John Mettrick's himself.
Quite simply, High Peak Lamb tastes delicious. |
Six good reasons to choose High Peak Lamb
- It is raised above 1000' on the heather, herbs and grasslands of the High Peak creating a delicious flavour for you to enjoy
- Only a few farms can supply lamb into the scheme and only some of their lambs will meet the high standard that Mettrick's require for it to be called High Peak Lamb
- These selected lambs are brought to Mettrick's own abattoir, fewer than ten miles away. They remain calm and unstressed by the very short trip - this is what helps the flavour most
- Mettrick's process the lambs by hand, a skilled and craft-based process - we don't use machines. The abattoir is the only one in Derbyshire which handles meat for eating and its very small scale means the best possible animal care and meat presentation
- J W Mettrick & Son Ltd is a renowned family business, known as the 'best butcher' in the region. Because the source of the lamb is known, you can be sure of its quality and taste
- Mettrick's have set up independent systems of accreditation to make sure that the High Peak Lamb brand has real value (you can read more about these here).
All this gives you peace of mind - when you choose high Peak Lamb you know it has come from the farmer, to the butcher, to you. |
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