Local Cheesemakers
We have over 80 years combined experience in the craft of cheese making
Artisan cheesemakers who specialise in adapting traditional style recipes to produce characterful cheeses from sheep, goat, buffalo and cows milk.
The Somerset Cheese Company makes a range of hard and semi hard cheeses from all types of milk, including sheep, goat, buffalo and cow’s, including Channel Island milk.
Most of our cheeses are mould ripened in the traditional farmhouse way, whilst Rainbows Gold is wash-rinded. This means that the cheeses are wiped in a solution of ‘Golden Chalice’ ale and a ripening bacteria. This produces a distinctive golden rind which is pungent and sticky.
Other cheeses are sent to a professional smokery for gentle, cold oak smoking.
You can be sure that all our cheeses are made with strict attention to detail and due diligence, and also, all are made using vegetarian rennet.
“The cheeses from Somerset Cheese Company are firm favourites with our customers, the different varieties of milk used to make the cheeses is a big factor in this with each type having its own distinctive flavour. My personal favourite is Rainbows Gold with its rich curd and sticky pungent rind, it is quite different from any other local cheese and a great addition to the range!
As well as consistently making fantastic tasting cheese, Phillip and Anita have been lovely people to work with, over the years they have given a novice deli owner invaluable help with great advice based on their wealth of knowledge and lots of support with numerous tasting events both in the deli and out at festivals.”
We have over 80 years combined experience in the craft of cheese making
We deliver our award winning handmade cheeses all over the UK
Based in beautiful Somerset, not far from the famous Bath and West Showground