Ardagh Castle is an Irish cheese producer owned by Gwynfor Owen and Christine Owen. It is located on their farm at
Baltimore, County Cork
Baltimore (, ; , translated as the "Fort of the Jewels") is a village in western County Cork, Ireland. It is the main village in the parish of Rathmore and the Islands, the southernmost parish in Ireland. It is the main ferry port to Sherkin Isla ...
. Founded by Judy Wotton, the current owners acquired Ardagh Castle in 2014 and have continued to make cheese in the same way. Three types of cheese are made. All are farmhouse cheeses, handmade using raw milk sourced from their small herd of
Anglo-Nubian
The Anglo-Nubian is a British breed of domestic goat. It originated in the nineteenth century from cross-breeding between native British goats and a mixed population of large lop-eared goats imported from India, the Middle East and North Afri ...
goats.
Production of the cheese is very small and it is sold at Skibbereen farmers market.
Products
* Ardagh Castle Goats Cheese - suitable for vegetarians, aged from 8 weeks to 6 months.
* Ardagh Castle Gjetost - made from whey, to order.
* Ardagh Castle Ricotta - made from whey, to order.
Awards
* Bronze medal in the 2011 British Cheese awards for Goats cheese aged over 3 months.
See also
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List of goat milk cheeses
Goat cheese is produced using goat milk, the milk of domestic goats. Goat milk is commonly used to make cultured dairy products, including cheese. Myriad goat milk cheeses are produced around the world.
Varieties
* Anari cheese
* Añejo che ...
References
External links
Official website of Ardagh Castle
Dairy products companies of Ireland
Cheesemakers
Goat's-milk cheeses
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