Cahill's Farm Cheese Explained
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.
- 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]
External links
Notes and References
- https://cahillscheese.ie/our-story/ Our story
- http://www.cahillscheese.ie/about-us/our-history/index.html About Cahills Farm Cheese
- https://www.irishtimes.com/business/agribusiness-and-food/inside-track-helen-cahill-of-cahill-s-farmhouse-cheese-1.2755997 Irish Times: Inside Track: Helen Cahill of Cahill’s Farmhouse Cheese
- https://www.irishfoodanddrink.com/suppliers/cahills-farm-cheese/ Cahill's Farm Cheese details
- https://www.bordbia.ie/consumer/aboutfood/farmhousecheese/FarmhouseCheesesGuides/FarmhouseCheeseBooklet.pdf Guide to Irish Cheese (Bord Bia website)
- Book: Glynn Anderson. John McLaughlin. Farmhouse Cheeses of Ireland: A Celebration. 2011. Collins Press. 978-1-84889-121-0. 306–308.
- Book: Margaret M. Johnson. The New Irish Table: 70 Contemporary Recipes. registration. 2003. Chronicle Books. 978-0-8118-3387-5. 17.
- https://www.fft.ie/big-wins-for-14-irish-cheeses-at-international-cheese-awards/8685 Big Wins for 14 Irish Cheeses at International Cheese Awards
- https://www.farmersjournal.ie/fourteen-irish-cheeses-honoured-at-international-cheese-awards-187204 Fourteen Irish cheeses honoured at International Cheese Awards
- http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/irish-cheesemakers-win-big-at-elite-international-event/ Irish cheesemakers win big at ‘elite’ international event
- https://www.limerickpost.ie/2017/06/21/limerick-farm-cheese-wins-silver/ Limerick farm cheese wins silver at international exhibition