Cooleeney Farmhouse Cheese
Cooleeney Farm produces a number of cheeses from both cow's milk and goat's milk from their premises near Thurles in County Tipperary, Ireland.[1]
Cooleeney Farm | |
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Country of origin | Ireland |
Region | County Tipperary |
Town | Thurles |
Source of milk | Cows and Goats |
The Maher family are fourth generation farmers who use the milk from their own pedigree Friesian dairy herd to make their range of cheeses. All Cooleeney Farm cheeses are made with vegetarian rennet.
Range
Cooleeney Farm produce a range of seven cheeses. Five are made using cow's milk from their own farm, one from goat's milk from their own farm, and one using goat's milk from a nearby source.[2]
Name | Milk | Age | Texture |
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Cooleeney Farmhouse Cheese | Raw cow's milk | 8 – 10 weeks | Soft and smooth |
Darú | Pasteurised cow's milk | 9 months | Semi-hard with small holes |
Dunbarra | Pasteurised cow's milk | 8 – 10 weeks | Semi-soft |
Gleann Óir | Pasteurised goat's milk | 9 months | Semi-hard with irregular holes |
Gortnamona | Pasteurised goat's milk from a nearby source | 8 – 10 weeks | Soft, slightly chalky |
Maighean | Raw cow's milk | 8 – 10 weeks | Soft and smooth |
Tipperary Brie | Pasteurised cow's milk | 8 – 10 weeks | Soft and slightly chalky |
Awards
- 2011 - Great Taste Awards for soft Cheese, 2 stars for Gortnamona.[3]
- 2010 - World Cheese Awards - Silver medal[4]
- 2010 - Great Taste Awards
- 2010 - Artisan Producer of the Year Award
- 2006 - British Cheese Awards[5]
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See also
References
- Cooleeney Cheese Home Page
- Irish Farmhouse Cheesemakers Association Archived 2010-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Great Taste Awards 2011 Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- "World Cheese Awards 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- British Cheese Awards 2006 Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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