3–4 kg (6.6–8.8 lb), 1-2kg, 500–800 g (18–28 oz), 200g
Aging time
4 months
Glyde Farm Produce was set up in 1996 by Peter Thomas who spent the next several years researching the market in Ireland for suitable dairy products. Peter and Anita Thomas started making Bellingham Blue cheese at their family farm at MansfieldtowninCounty Louth, Ireland, in 2000.[1]
Bellingham Blue is a firm blue cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk. It has a strong flavour with a salty finish, and the texture is crumbly and grainy. All the milk used is from their own herd of Friesians using raw milk.
Bellingham Blue won a Gold Medal award at the British Cheese Awards in 2001. In 2008, Bellingham Blue was awarded a silver medal at the World Cheese Awards. In 2010, it won the Supreme Champion at the Irish Cheese Awards.[3]
