Colston Bassett Named Supreme Champion At International Cheese Awards

Billy Kevan, director of Colston Bassett said, “We are thrilled to have won such an outstanding accolade. Achieving Supreme Champion at Nantwich Show is recognition of the hard work by our team at Colston Bassett Dairy, in delivering consistently good cheese - for almost one hundred and one years!

“After having won Supreme Champion recently at the Great Yorkshire Show, we are extremely pleased to be adding another prized title so quickly this year. It is an honour to be awarded this at the International Cheese Awards.”

Gold Award winners include:

Farmhouse Traditional Cheddar Cheese: Keens Cheddar
Farmhouse/Traditional Cheshire Cheese – White: Dewlay Cheesemakers
Farmhouse/Traditional Bandaged Cheese: Ashley Chase/Ford Farm
Plain White Stilton: Cropwell Bishop Creamery
UK Speciality Cheese: Belton Cheese Ltd
Semi-soft Cheese: Sharpham Cheese Dairy
Naturally Smoked Cheese: Godminster

Bruce Macdonald, Chairman of the International Cheese Awards said, “I have no doubt that the judges made the right decision – they’re all very experienced and know how to choose the best of the cheeses on offer.

“The decision depends on the variety of the cheese; the judges are looking for a product that ticks all of the boxes and is the finest example of how that cheese is supposed to be. They’re looking for the style, the effect it has on your tastebuds, and how it works in your mouth.

“We can look at a cheese and feel it in our fingers, but what happens in the mouth is the most important thing. Mouthfeel, aroma and taste are all key, and the judges’ decision shows that Colston Bassett’s Whole Blue Stilton is the perfect example of a great Blue.”