This trade news writer is a big fan of announcements in the cheese space (name any cheese, and I am sure to begin drooling). Thus, I was excited to hear of the latest announcement from Murray’s Cheese. The supplier was recently honored with four awards for its Cave Aged cheeses at the World Cheese Awards in Wales.
“We are honored that these four incredible cheeses are being celebrated and enjoyed by the international cheese community,” said Nick Tranchina, President. “The World Cheese Awards are a real testament to the creativity of our affinage team, who dream up these new cheeses and develop their recipes, working step by step alongside valued partners through the make, aging and care until they are ready for the cheese counter. We simply couldn’t be more proud to share these special cheeses with the world.”
The Greensward and Hudson Flower cheeses won Super Gold awards, while Stockinghall Cheddar and Buttermilk Basque received Silver awards. Along with more than 4,000 entries from around the world, each cheese was judged on its flavor along with the cheese’s aroma, body, and texture, and appearance of the rind and paste, a press release noted.
In operation since 2004, Murray’s ages and ripens cheeses from makers around the world in caves built to ensure the ideal environment in which temperature, humidity, and microbial activity is controlled with precision. The four winning cheeses are part of the unique Murray’s Cave Aged program, with more than a dozen one-of-a-kind cheeses developed in collaboration with local creameries or cheesemakers. These projects represent years of development, research, tasting, and testing, and the cheeses are available only at Murray’s.
Congratulations to Murray’s Cheese on the big wins!
