Frequently Asked Questions
Where to buy smoked trout
For customers in the Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth areas, we offer free delivery to certain postcodes.
On Thursdays, we offer free delivery to the following postcodes:
SO14,15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 53.
We deliver for free to the following postcodes on the 3rd Saturday & Sunday of the month:
SO18,19, 30, 31, 32, 50 PO1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15.
We can courier our smoked trout anywhere in the United Kingdom. The national delivery charge is £7.99, with the exception of The Scottish Highlands and The Outer Hebrides, where we need to charge £15.95.
Please allow up to 5 working days for dispatch. We ship with a 24-hour courier. If you need your order sooner, please contact us.
Our pate and fish are specially packed to ensure they stay chilled throughout the journey to you.
We have specially made chilled packaging and gel packs which guarantees to keep the produce cool at below 5 degrees for 48 hours. We ship to you on a Thursday and deliver to you on a Friday guaranteeing food safety and freshness.
Yes, The Troutlet at our smokery in Winchester is open every Thursday and Friday. Check out our dedicated Troutlet page for all the information.
Yes, each week we attend farmers markets throughout Hampshire and Surrey. We also attend special events such as Christmas markets. Check out our events page to see where we will be.
We sell our smoked trout all across Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex at Farmers’ markets. We also sell straight from our Troutlet shop in Winchester or online via a courier. To find out where the nearest market to you is, check our market page. We also sell our smoked trout pate at many shops and outlets in Alresford, Southampton and Andover.
Smoked Trout Products
Our pates do contain allergens, and with all the recent concerns about allergens, we here at Butler Country Estates are here to help. If you have any concerns please do contact us, all our pates do contain FISH, EGG, MILK, MUSTARD, SULPHITES. If you would like a complete product specification sheet containing a list of all the ingredients and any additives please do not hesitate to contact us.
Hot smoked trout is cooked as it has to be smoked at higher temperatures, however, cold smoked trout is not cooked. The smoking that is done to cold smoked trout will cure and flavour the trout.
Smoked trout goes with many things. For ideas, check our recipe page for different ways to use our hot smoked trout.
Our smoked trout pate lasts for 14 days from production, and the whole fish, fillets and gravadlax last for 12 days from production.
Rainbow trout is a delicious oily fish which is high in omega-3, full of essential nutrients, and it’s one of the “cleanest” fish.
Rainbow trout is a good source of protein and healthy fat, and it provides a wide range of nutrients too.
Read our guide to The Health Benefits Of Eating Smoked Trout to learn more.
Trout and Salmon are similar fish, however, trout has a subtle delicate taste. Due to being in gin-clear, chalk stream rivers, trout has a clean taste to it.
We do offer a range of dairy-free smoked trout pates.
Trout gravadlax is a cured trout. It is cured with, dill, salt, pepper, sugar, horseradish root, zested lemon and a touch of gin for a hint of juniper.
We source all our trout from trout farms in Hampshire, based on the Rivers Test and Itchen.
All our trout are sourced from farms that are also RSPCA Assured. Following a report on trout welfare in 2021, the farms have worked closely with the RSPCA to ensure all fish handling and harvesting procedures are maintained to the highest standards.
The RSPCA standards ensure all animals are reared, transported and slaughtered under higher welfare conditions and have everything required for a better life.
