The competition provides a showcase for visitors and professionals to view and sample firsthand the tremendous variety of cheeses now available in Ireland. It also delivers a buying audience from specialist delicatessen outlets to multiple retailers plus hoteliers and restaurateurs.
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Marion Roeleveld, Killeen Farmhouse, Co. Galway |
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Killeen Farmhouse Goats Cheese takes the Supreme Champion 2011 Award |
Cheese Type | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
BLUE CHEESE: Blue veined cheeses from any milk | Crozier BlueJ&L Grubb, Co. Tipperary | Bellingham Blue Peter Thomas, Co. Louth | Cashel Blue J&L Grubb, Co. Tipperary |
SEMI-SOFT: Surface-washed, ripened cheeses from any milk | Milleens Dote Steele Family, Co. Cork | Gubbeen Giana Feguson, Co. Cork | Durrus Jeffa Gill, Co. Cork |
BLOOMY RIND: White moulded cheeses, soft & semi soft from any milk | Gortnamona Breda Maher, Co. Tipperary | Knockdrinna Snow Helen Finnegan, Co. Kilkenny | |
HARD: Under 6 months Hard & semi hard cheeses from any milk | Burren Gold Aillwee Cave, Co. Clare | St. Gall Shinnicks, Fermoy, Co. Cork | Moonshine Emental Mary Kelly / Marion Roeleveld |
MATURE: Over 6 months Hard & semi hard cheeses from any milk | Glebe Brethan David Tiernan, Co. Louth | Killeen Goat Mature Marion Roeleveld, Co. Galway | Coolea Extra Mature Willems Family, Co. Cork |
SHEEPS MILK CHEESE | Knockdrinna Meadow Helen Finnegan, Co. Kilkenny | Crozier Blue J&L Grubb, Co. Tipperary | |
GOATS MILK CHEESE | Killeen Goat Mature Marion Roeleveld, Co. Galway | Clonmore Tom Biggane, Co. Cork | Killeen Goat Young Marion Roeleveld, Co. Galway |
FLAVOUR ADDED: from any milk | Killeen Cow Cumin Marion Roeleveld, Co. Galway | Burren Gold Cumin Aillwee Cave, Co. Clare | |
NEW CHEESEOn the market for less than 18 months | Ardsallagh Cranberry Jane Murphy, Co. Cork | Kilree (Knockdrinna) Helen Finnegan, Co. Kilkenny | Boyne Valle Blue Michael Finegan, Co. Meath |
FRESH CHEESE: From any milk | Buffalo Mozarella Toonsbridge Dairy, Co. Cork | Yeats Organic Full Fat Green Pastures, Co. Donegal | |
SMOKED CHEESE: From any milk | Knockanore Smoked Eamon Lonergan, Co. Waterford | Mature Gubbeen Smoked Giana Ferguson, Co. Cork | Carrigaline Smoked Pat O'Farrell, Co. Cork |
CREAMERY CHEDDAR: Aged less than 9 months | Wexford Creamery Cheddar Co. Wexford | Wexford Hard Cheese Co. Wexford | |
CREAMERY MATURE CHEDDAR: Aged more than 9 months | Extra Mature White Newmarket Creamery, Cork | Wexford Mature Co. Wexford | Mature White Dairygold |
Entries are graded out of 100 based on the following criteria:
Judging Criteria Points Available
Flavour & Aroma 45
Body & Texture 40
Colour 10
Overall Appearance 5
This year's judging panel consisted of leading Food Industry experts. They were: Marian Cahill, Pallas Foods - Peter Ward, Country Choice - Monica Murphy, Febvre - Dan Fennelly, Cheese Consultant - Darina Allen, Celebrity Chef - Eddie O'Neill, Teagasc.
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