Would you eat sheep milk yogurt? Here's how to get a taste for free
Aisling and Michael Flanagan owners of Velvet Cloud. Picture: Julia Dunin
Aisling Flanagan, the woman behind Velvet Cloud sheep milk yogurt, is constantly at work, spreading the word about the nutritious, creamy yogurt she makes with her husband Michael on the family farm in Mayo.
Charmingly persuasive at food festivals, shows like Bloom, Food on the Edge and in-store events, Flanagan can get anyone past that initial “will I like this?” hesitation by just getting them to taste the yogurt. But that hasn’t been so easy over the last two years. When Covid hit, Velvet Cloud lost 50% of its business overnight.
