Having been invited to judge at the 2024 British Cheese Awards at the Bath & West Showground, here are some of the key results…
Supreme Champion : Snowdrop (Cote Hill Cheese)
Reserve Champion : Cashel Blue (Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers)
Best Fresh : St.Jude (St Jude Cheese)
Best English : Tor (White Lake)
Best Soft White : Tunworth (Hampshire Cheese)
Best Rind Washed : Merry Wyfe of Bath (Bath Soft Cheese Company)
Best Traditional Cheddar : Pitchfork (Trethowan’s Dairy)
Best Territorial : Rutland Red (Long Clawson Dairy)
Best Blue : Cashel Blue (Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers)
Best Flavour-Added : Wild Garlic Yarg (Lynher Dairies)
Best New Cheese : Snowdrop (Cote Hill Cheese)
Best Modern : Bibury (King Stone Dairy)
Best Goat : Killeen (Killeen Farmhouse)
Best Sheep : Bibury (King Stone Dairy)
Best Scottish : Minger (Highland Fine Cheese)
Best Welsh : Gafr Las (Bryngaer Goats)
Best Irish : Cashel Blue (Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers)