Appleby Creamery has enjoyed a series of successes this summer, winning six major awards for its cheeses, which are all made by hand in Appleby.
Its Eden Smokie won Gold at the Mid-Somerset Show in August and there were also Gold medals for its Nanny McBrie and the company’s newly-launched ‘Grilling Cheese’.
The latter also won best newly launched cheese at the Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate. It is a Halloumi-style cheese, although the word ‘Halloumi’ cannot be mentioned on the packaging due to strict labelling regulations.
In addition, Appleby Creamery was named ‘Best Specialist Artisan Cheesemaker’ at the Mid-Somerset Show and presented with the Sean Wilson trophy by the renowned cheese judge Kerry Love, who travelled up to Appleby to present the trophy to operations manager Tom Jackson.
Eden Smokie was class runner up in the very competitive…
