Unusual Cheeses and Strange Traditions
Cheese is one of the oldest foods in human history so it’s not surprising that over time, cheese has developed and evolved, sometimes in surprising directions… We have taken a […]
Meet The Makers… Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses
Deep in the heart of rural Lancashire, Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses has been crafting exceptional artisan cheeses for four generations. Established in 1932 by Richard and Annie Butler, the company has […]
Meet The Makers… The Cornish Cheese Company
Nestled in the heart of Cornwall, the Cornish Cheese Co is an independent, traditional cheese-making business dedicated to crafting exceptional cheeses. In the face of dropping milk prices, Stansfield farm […]
Robert Burns – the part-time cheesemaker
Robert Burns, of Burns’ night and ‘Auld Lang Syne’ fame was an excise officer by day and poet by night, but in fact also dabbled in cheesemaking on his dad’s […]
Meet The Makers… Mull of Kintyre Scottish Cheddar
In the historic Campbeltown Creamery on Scotland’s craggy west coast, the Mull of Kintyre creamery insist on using time-honoured methods to craft their Cheddar. The creamery has been producing cheese […]
The Legend of Vacherin Mont d’Or
Every September, the village of Les Charbonnières in Vallée de Joux holds an entire festival dedicated to one, remarkable cheese – Vacherin Mont d’Or AOC. The Fête du Vacherin Mont-d’Or […]
A Tour of Benelux Cheese
Benelux Cheese is world-renowned. This is due to the good ‘cow land’ that the Low Countries offer to grazing cattle. These cows ancestors were brought over by the Vikings and […]
Meet The Makers… Caws Cenarth
Caws Cenarth is a family business started by Gwynfor and Thelma Adams in 1987 in response to Milk Quotas. On their farm Glyneithinog, in the lovely and lush valley of […]
Meet The Makers… Shepherds Purse
Based in North Yorkshire, Shepherds Purse is a proudly independent, traditional cheese-making business. It is run by a team of 30 passionate artisans being led by Katie and Caroline, the […]