Cahill's Farm Cheese

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Cahill's
Company typePrivate
IndustryDairy
Founded1902; 123 years ago (1902)
FounderDavid Cahill [1]
Headquarters
Newcastle West
,
Ireland
ProductsCheese
Websitecahillscheese.ie
Cahill's Farm Cheese
Country of originIreland
Region, townNewcastlewest
RegionCounty Limerick
TownNewcastlewest
Source of milkCows
Fat content25%
Weight200g, 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Our Story". cahillscheese.ie.
  2. ^ "About Cahills Farm Cheese". cahillscheese.ie. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  3. ^ "Inside Track: Helen Cahill of Cahill's Farmhouse Cheese". Irish Times.
  4. ^ "Cahill's Farm Cheese details". irishfoodanddrink.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  5. ^ "Guide to Irish Cheese (Bord Bia)" (PDF). bordbia.ie.
  6. ^ Glynn Anderson; John McLaughlin (2011). Farmhouse Cheeses of Ireland: A Celebration. Collins Press. pp. 306–308. ISBN 978-1-84889-121-0.
  7. ^ Margaret M. Johnson (2003). The New Irish Table: 70 Contemporary Recipes. Chronicle Books. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8118-3387-5.
  8. ^ "Big Wins for 14 Irish Cheeses at International Cheese Awards". fft.ie. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  9. ^ "Fourteen Irish cheeses honoured at International Cheese Awards". farmersjournal.ie.
  10. ^ "Irish cheesemakers win big at 'elite' international event". agriland.ie.
  11. ^ "Limerick farm cheese wins silver at international exhibition". limerickpost.ie.
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