Caws Teifi Cheese has been named among the winners at the 30th annual World Cheese Awards in London, standing out from the crowd as over 3,000 entries were judged in a single day at Tobacco Dock on Friday 17 November.
The Ceredigion raw milk cheese was awarded a coveted Super Gold award for its SAVAL (SAVage ALdridge) named after John Savage and the late James Aldridge who collaborated on the recipe twenty years ago. It is a pungent washed-rind cheese not unlike the famous CELTIC PROMISE which is the most highly awarded raw milk cheese in Britain.
With entries from a record breaking 35 different countries judged at the 30th anniversary edition of the World Cheese Awards, which formed part of this year’s Taste of London Festive Edition, Caws Teifi Cheese has shined a spotlight on its cheese on this truly international stage.
John Savage-Onstwedder explains:
“The World Cheese Awards is the most prestigious awards in the cheese calendar and to win a major category award and gold here is a testament to the quality of the milk produced here in Ceredigion as well as the skill and expertise of the cheesemaker and staff here at Glynhynod Farm. In particular, I would like to mention Mr and Mrs. Huw Williams of Cilcert Farm, Ffos-y-Ffin, for producing such high quality milk and also the dairy manager Szabi Elek and our head cheesemaker Timothy Mitchell and all the rest of the staff “
Entries made their way by road, rail, air and sea, via 12 consolidation points located in every corner of the globe, which channelled cheeses into London from nations including Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Columbia and South Africa. The 230-strong judging panel brought together more nations than ever before, representing six continents and 29 different countries, from South Africa and Japan to Mexico and the USA, to taste, nose and grade all 3,001 cheeses in a single day, giving Bronze, Silver, Gold and Super Gold awards to winning cheeses.
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