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Cheese
Mazuelo
Adrian Pascasio Moriche
“Beautifully spaced, even veining with a distinct aroma of goats’ cheese that comes through on the palate,” said the judges of this goats’ milk blue heese with a long finish.
queseriadelajara.com
Neverito
Adrian Pascasio Moriche
“A really beautiful goats’ cheese log with a strong lactic punch and a simply beautiful mouthfeel,” praised the judges. “The sweetness, mild goaty flavour, su tle nuttiness and slightly citrus, clean finish were all erfe t.”
queseriadelajara.com
Umbria Los Charcos
Adrian Pascasio Moriche
The judges liked the “sweet, vegetal aroma” of this matured raw goats’ cheese from Spain. The texture and the intense, well-balanced, naturally salty flavour also offered hints of mushroom.
queseriadelajara.com
Queso de Oveja Artesano Curado al Romero – Villegas
Agrovillaserra
Judges noted this cheese’s striking appearance, rosemary-covered and laden with salt crystals, adding that this sheep’s cheese from central Spain boasts a balanced but owerful flavour.
villajos.es
The Single Rose, Ballylisk of Armagh Farmhouse Brie
Ballylisk Dairies
The tasting panel thoroughly enjoyed this rie fro orthern reland. “The crust is delicate but fir , the aste is ure rea . he flavour is so well balanced, rich and tasty with clean dairy notes.”
ballyliskofarmagh.com
Harmonica Cottage Cheese – Goats’ Milk
Bio Bulgaria
“An exceptional, simply presented goats’ cheese with a lovely soft but fir te ture and su tle aroma,” said the judges, applauding its balance of salt and sharpness, and its lemony freshness.
harmonicafoods.com
Lypiatt
The Old Cheese Room
This Dorset-made mouldripened Jersey cows’ milk cheese has an appealing ash-coated geotrichum rind and ags of flavour. t e lodes in the outh with slight lactic acidity and ends with lingering butter notes and ash.”
nestonp rk.co.uk
Grotta Del Fiorini
seificio iorino
Cave-ageing clearly adds so ething to aseifi io l Fiorino’s Pecorino. Judges enjoyed the fla y aste and they li ed the flavour even ore. o e floral notes, clean and fresh, balanced with tang and some sharpness.”
seificioi fiorino.it
Benville Organic Triple Cream Brie Style Cheese
Hollis Mead Organic Dairy
“Triple cream it sure is,” agreed the judges, approving everything from this cows’ milk cheese’s soft farmyard rind to its thick creamy paste.
hollismeadorganicdairy. co.uk
Manx Ash Bloomy
s e o n o ts
This ash-coated goats’ cheese garnered praise for its soft creamy texture and alan e of flavour. “We loved the fruity notes that worked so well with the creaminess and level of salt.”
manxmohair.com
La Torrecilla Curado
La Torrecilla by Ruben rtin
This Spanish smoked sheep’s cheese drew the judges’ eyes and delivered on taste. “Good smoky aroma but not too over owering. t s irts the line of crumbly and creamy in texture. A really good alan e of flavour.”
finc torreci .co
BuenGuzman Curado
re s ooper ti Vega Esla)
“The aroma of this hard, raw sheep’s milk cheese is nutty, sweet and salty,” noted the judges. “The tangy flavour is deli iously fruity with notes of apricot complementing the milky notes.”
madreesla.com
Signature Tastes Gorgonzola Cheese
us r e et i rtners
his fine e a le of the fa ed talian lue was praised by judges, who ualified it as a eautifully balanced, creamy cheese with an earthy aroma and shar tangy finish.”
musgravegroup.com
Signature Tastes Gubbeen Cheese
us r e et i rtners re n
This semi-soft, washed rind cows’ milk cheese from Co Cork impressed the panel for offering a “heavenly journey of sweet, sharp creaminess before the anticipated mushroom, nutty finish”.
musgrave.ie
Brun Geitost
rest o t eitost
The judges’ praise for this classic Norwegian brown goats’ cheese was unequivocal: “We loved the characteristic aroma, the clarity of fresh goat il flavour, the de th of caramel, even the salinity.”
o steri.no
Gelston Lamb
Quality Lincolnshire lamb from pasture to plate! Farmed sustainably on our family farm with a passion to produce full flavoured lamb for all to enjoy
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Queso de oveja curado en miel y Oregano Villarejo
Quesos Artesanos Villarejo
“We were lost for words when eating this e uisite artisan heese,” swooned the judges over this anish shee s heese cured in honey and oregano.
quesosvillarejo.com
Queso Oveja curado en Resoli
Quesos Artesanos Villarejo
ged in anish offee li ueur, this shee s heese is not just visually stri ing, ut well rounded, with great de th of flavour, sweet, clean, creamy and oreish,” said the judges.
quesosvillarejo.com
Kozlar dimljeni
Sirana Gligora
rodu ed on roatia s Dalmatian coast, this s o ed goats heese a tivated the judging room. “We adored the level of rystallisation and the s o e was so lever su tle ut evident,” was the verdi t. ooth, rea y, ru ly, oreish.”
gligora.com
Kozlar iz maslinove komine
Sirana Gligora
his roatian goats il cheese is matured in ressed olive s ins for several onths. he aste is lean and eautifully goaty with a alan e of savouriness, sweetness and a idity along with a lovely fruitiness.”
gligora.com
Carnevale/Valerio Ricotta
C. Carnevale
e loved the a earan e of this fresh ig all of ri otta,” said the judges. t had a gloriously s ooth, rea y te ture and su er su tle hints of le on and vanilla on the alate.”
carnevale.co.uk
Delicate & Smooth Crème Fraiche
Dunnes Stores | Green Pastures (Donegal)
This cultured Irish cream is “really rich, luxurious and full of flavour, o le with many layers on the alate,” the judges on luded, raising its lovely, slightly itter salty aftertaste.”
dunnesstores.com
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Jess’s Ladies Organic Farm Milk
he judges found this efir ade with the far s organi unho ogenised whole il to e really outstanding in flavour and onsisten y” with a gorgeous outhfeel and rea y, la ti tang”.
t e iesor nickefir. co.uk
SuperValu Sour Cream
Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland
“This is a luscious Irish sour cream with a wonderfully ri h, thi , al ost uttery te ture and ale gold olour,” effused the judges, adding raise for its alan e of a idity and creamy richness, as well as length of flavour.
musgrave.ie
Nduja & Honey Mezzaluna
GCL Food Ingredients
he judges loved these right yellow half oons of asta, whose sweet a ri a or iness on the nose followed through into an a a ing, well alan ed eaty, e ery outhful and lingering heat.”
gclfoodingredients.com
Mutton Biryani
Kadiri Foods
resounding thu s u fro the judges for these tender ie es of utton cooked with caramelised onions, to ato, ginger, garli , utter ghee, yoghurt and layered with saffron ri e ro ati , fragrant, erfe t ri e and eautifully s i ed.”
kadiris.com
Tom’s Pies Chicken, Ham Hock & Leek Pie
Little & Cull
he ris astry and generous filling drew high raise fro judges here. “The chicken is tender, the ham is smoky and full of flavour. he sau e is erfe tly seasoned and lightly rea y.”
littleandcull.co.uk
Tom’s Pies Steak & Ale Pie
Little & Cull
he astry is outstanding, the eef and ale wor in erfe t har ony with the seasoning to give great o le ity and length.” hat was the judges verdi t on this ta e on the lassi ie.
littleandcull.co.uk
Curried Goat Patti
Tasty Bites @ Ionas Kitchen
hese ari ean style atties, with their generous serving of deli ious, tender, slow oo ed goat s i ed with well judged e oti flavours” was a hit with the judges.
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Steak & Kidney Pie
Yorkshire Handmade Pies
his is a stunner,” said the judges. uisite, uttery astry. he eef is so tender and full of dee u a i flavour. he o idney is lean tasting and dee in offaly goodness. o lete erfe tion.”
