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Cheesemaker of the Year Award
Cheese made with patience and skill.
About this category
This award recognises a UK cheesemaker, farmhouse or creamery, whose cheeses stand out for flavour, consistency and craft. Judges look for quality, method, milk sourcing and the business behind it.
Eligibility
Open to UK cheesemakers of every size making their own cheese.
Judging criteria
- Flavour and quality
- Consistency
- Craft and method
- Milk sourcing
- Business sustainability
Qualitative criteria
Cheese with a sense of place.
Metrics
- Cheeses made
- Stockists
- Awards won
- Growth and reviews
Additional criteria
Entries should include a short description of the business and its products, photographs where helpful, supporting figures such as sales, stockists, growth or awards, and, where possible, comments from customers or stockists. Shortlisted producers may be asked to send product samples for tasting. Figures can be given as ranges and nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel. Every entry must meet food safety and labelling law. Judges consider the size and stage of every business, so a kitchen table maker competes on equal terms with an established brand.
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