Global Cheese Champion 2016

Global Cheese Champion 2016

Fantastic news today as Long Clawson Dairy have taken home the coveted Global Cheese Champion award at the Global Cheese Awards, held in Frome. The awards are held at the longest running cheese show in Britain and showcase a myriad of cheese and dairy products from all over the UK.

There are various categories you can enter, with the top three securing a certificate and rosette prize. Although being Global Cheese Champion was the highlight of the event, Long Clawson also managed to won both the categories for Best Blue Cheese and Best Vegetarian Cheese with our Blue Stilton.

And to top it all off, we also brought home five gold, one silver and two bronze awards in other categories!

Here is a summary of the awards won:

Global Cheese Champion – Blue Stilton

Best Blue Cheese – Blue Stilton

Best Vegetarian cheese – Blue Stilton

Gold Award – Red Leicester Category – Aged Leicestershire Red

Gold Award – Aged Red Leicester Category – Aged Leicestershire Red

Gold Award – Whole Blue Stilton Category – Blue Stilton

Gold Award – Shropshire Blue Category – Shropshire Blue

Gold Award – Vegetarian Blue Cheese Category – Blue Stilton

Silver Award – 2x Stilton Halves Category – Blue Stilton

Bronze Award – Whole Blue Stilton Category – Blue Stilton

Bronze Award – Vegetarian Blue Cheese Category – Claxstone Smooth Blue

With Blue Stilton winning the majority of the individual awards, it’s a huge honour, achievement and testament to the outstanding quality of our products to win the Global Cheese Champion award for 2016.