Cahill's Farm Cheese
Irish cheese company
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Dairy |
Founded | 1902; 122 years ago (1902) |
Founder | David Cahill [1] |
Headquarters | Newcastle West , Ireland |
Products | Cheese |
Website | cahillscheese.ie |
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Country of origin | Ireland |
Region, town | Newcastlewest |
Region | County Limerick |
Town | Newcastlewest |
Source of milk | Cows |
Fat content | 25% |
Weight | 200g, 400g, 1.1kg, 2.2kg |
Cahill's Farm Cheese is a maker of handmade cheddar cheese from Newcastlewest County Limerick in Ireland. Cheese has been made on the Cahill family farm since the 1950s, but it was not until the 1980s that Cahill's began commercial cheese production end export.[2][3][4]
Products
All products are made from vintage cheddar cheese and blended with an added flavour.[5] For example the producer's 'Ballintubber Cheese with Chives' is a black waxed cheese flavoured with fresh chives. And the 'Plain Porter Cheese' is a brown waxed cheese flavoured with Guinness. The products are made using vegetarian rennet.[6][7]
Awards
Cahill's Cheeses has won several international awards. These include:
- In 2014, Cahill's Ballinwood Smoked Cheddar won the Bronze medal for a smoked cheese at the Irish Cheese Awards.[citation needed]
- In 2015, Cahill's Farm Cheese won a gold medal at the International Cheese Awards held in Nantwich, Cheshire.[8][9]
- In 2017, Cahill's Vintage Cheddar won a silver medal at the Mondial du Fromage event in Tours, France.[10][11]
References
- ^ Our story on Cahill's website
- ^ About Cahills Farm Cheese
- ^ Irish Times: Inside Track: Helen Cahill of Cahill’s Farmhouse Cheese
- ^ Cahill's Farm Cheese details
- ^ Guide to Irish Cheese (Bord Bia website)
- ^ Glynn Anderson; John McLaughlin (2011). Farmhouse Cheeses of Ireland: A Celebration. Collins Press. pp. 306–308. ISBN 978-1-84889-121-0.
- ^ Margaret M. Johnson (2003). The New Irish Table: 70 Contemporary Recipes. Chronicle Books. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8118-3387-5.
- ^ Big Wins for 14 Irish Cheeses at International Cheese Awards
- ^ Fourteen Irish cheeses honoured at International Cheese Awards
- ^ Irish cheesemakers win big at ‘elite’ international event
- ^ Limerick farm cheese wins silver at international exhibition
External links
- Official website
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