Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese

Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese
Country of origin
Ireland
RegionCounty Wicklow
TownArklow
Source of milk
Cow
PasteurisedPasteurised
TextureVaries
WeightVarious
Aging timeVaries

Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese is a range of handmade cow's milk cheese made in Arklow, County Wicklow ranging from Brie cheeses to Cheddar cheese. A range of cheese are produced varying from fresh soft cheese to a Gouda style hard cheese.[1]

History

Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese was set up in 2005 by John Hempenstall as a way of supplementing farm income. The cheese is made exclusively from the milk of the Hempenstall's Friesian cows and each cheese is handmade on the farm.[2]

Products

Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese produce a number of cow's milk cheeses:

  • Wicklow Blue is a blue veined brie cheese using pasteurised cows milk and vegetarian rennet.
  • Wicklow Bán is a brie cheese
  • Wicklow Gold is a cheddar cheese made using pasteurised cows milk. Several flavoured varieties are also produced such as "Nettle and Chive" and "Basil and Garlic".
  • St. Kevins Brie is produced for the catering industry

Awards

Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese has won numerous awards.[3]

  • 2013 Global Cheese Awards awarded medals in different categories including a gold medal for Wicklow Bán, a silver medal for Wicklow Blue and a bronze medal for Wicklow Blue.[4]
  • 2014 Nantwich Cheese Show awarded the trophy for best vegetarian cheese to Wicklow Blue[5]

References

  1. ↑ Irish Independent article on Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese
  2. ↑ Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese official website
  3. ↑ Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese Awards
  4. ↑ "International Cheese Awards 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  5. ↑ Nantwich Cheese Award for Wicklow Blue
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