Coolea cheese triumphs at awards

THE Coolea Farmhouse Cheese company in the Muscrai Gaeltacht in west Cork won two top awards at the British Cheese Awards last weekend.

Coolea Vintage won the Eugene Burns Trophy for the Best Irish Cheese, sponsored by Bord Bia, and the Best Modern British Cheese Award sponsored by Cheese Cellar.

Coolea cheese is made on the farm of Dick Willems at Cuil Aodha, and their vintage cheese was chosen as winner from 134 entries in the modern category. Some 903 cheeses were entered in this year’s awards.