Marrbury Smokehouse @ Carsluith Castle ~ Shop and Speciality Café
VINCENT MARR
THE MASTER OF THE SMOKING PROCESS
We are often asked “What is it that makes Marrbury Smoked Foods so special?” The question should not be “what” it should be “Who?”
Born the youngest son of five to Tommy and Nickie Marr, Vincent had a love of salmon from the very first day he caught his first fish.
His late father Tommy and his mother Nickie, took their five sons to their net and coble salmon fishings on the River Cree from the moment they were born. Although his elder brothers worked the fishings as youths, it was Vincent who was destined to pursue his career in the industry.
Having been taught the traditional methods by his forefathers, Vincent and Ruby believed the only way to make Marrbury Smokehouse truly successful, was to continue their work with those same ideals. To this day, despite having a huge niche market of the elite in the catering industry as clients, Vincent still produces each and every batch of food solely in its entirety.
That means he has NO staff in the smokehouse itself and only Ruby is allowed to assist him. From filleting his fish, to curing smoking and packing, Vincent takes a pride and passion in his work that has earned him the utmost respect from some of the UK’s most prestigious chefs.
We can tell the world how we dry cure our produce, how we smoke over whisky and juniper and how we carve every single pack by hand. But, no one will ever truly know, the secret methods Vincent will use to give that unique 
Marrbury flavour which is loved by all. Once you taste Vincent’s smoked foods, be it his own wild salmon, his succulent smoked chicken or any other of the marvellous foods he creates you will always find it is nothing less than perfect!
Our smokehouse still to this day remains beside our home at Bargrennan. In the “wee sma hours” whilst the world sleeps, you can guarantee Vincent will be stoking up the fires, carving up his salmon, or doing one of the hundreds of daily tasks required to produce his foods.
To discover Marrbury Smokehouse Foods, you can order online or visit our shop and speciality café at Carsluith Castle.