Campbeltown Creamery celebrates wins at cheese awards

Campbeltown Creamery is celebrating after bringing four prestigious cheese prizes back to Argyll. The creamery, owned by First Milk and currently up for sale, was named among the winners at the recent British Cheese Awards, held in Somerset. This year’s competition attracted more than 1,000 entries from 147 makers, with 77 judges reviewing 123 classes of cheese. Cheeses entered came from 54 counties the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland, showing just how vibrant the British cheese industry is today. Campbeltown Creamery won gold in the smoked cheddar class for its Mull of Kintyre and took silver in both the blended smoked class and the mature cheddar class, with its Mull of Kintyre smoked truckle and its Mull of Kintyre mature cheddar respectively. The Mull of Kintyre smoked cheddar also went on to win Best Scottish cheese in show against all other Scottish entries of any variety of cheese. Peter Mitchell, chairman of the British Cheese Awards, said: ‘Congratulations to Campbeltown Creamery for winning a fantastic four awards at this year’s British Cheese Awards. ‘It’s a great achievement and recognition of the care and attention put into making this quality cheddar.’ Zak Miller, commercial manager for First Milk, said: ‘The British Cheese Awards are always highly competitive and to win four awards is a great achievement for our team at Campbeltown and our farmer members in Kintyre. ‘The Smoked Mull of Kintyre has been an amazing success story and we’re extremely proud of its award-winning flavour profile and texture. ‘We truly believe it’s the perfect choice for the discerning cheese connoisseur and the highlight of any cheeseboard.’