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Durrus Cheese
Durrus Cheese is made on the family farm in West Cork by mother and daughter team Jeffa Gill and Sarah Hennessy using milk from a single local herd and has been part of the Food Academy since 2016.
In 1979, Jeffa began making cheese for her family using some of the milk from her own small herd of dairy cows in the upland townland of Coomkeen near Durrus village in West Cork. Some of her earliest customers were local chefs and SuperValu store owners who recognised the merit of a locally produced farmhouse cheese. Today we continue the traditional production, and Durrus Cheeses can be found on good cheese counters and menus across Ireland, in local SuperValu stores, in specialist shops in the UK, the USA and even on menus as far away as Australia.
This multi award winning washed rind cheese is very much linked to the land, subtly capturing variations of season in its flavour. The classic Durrus has a fruity sometimes earthy flavour and rich lingering aftertaste. The Durrus Óg is a younger cheese, with a softer paste, a thin slightly pinkish rind and a mild, creamy flavour.
Recently the dairy was awarded Best Semi Soft Cheese at the Artisan Cheese Awards, and Gold, Best Rind Washed Cheese at the Irish Cheese Awards.
