Siobhan Ni Ghairbhith with Blas na hEireann Award Gold for Karst
Recognition
St Tola Goat Cheese had humble beginnings as a small cottage industry in the late 1970s. However with Siobhán’s vision and the hard work of her team, she has developed an internationally recognised brand that has won nearly every award that cheese can win! A brief look at our awards will include:
- Blas na hEirean Awards 2024 - Gold for St Tola Karst
- Irish Made Awards 2024 - Best Irish Cheesemaker
- Great Taste Awards 2024: 2 Star for St Tola Karst. 2 Star for St Tola Ash Log &1 Star for our St Tola Original Log
- Artisan Cheese Awards 2024. Best Goat Cheese for St Tola Ash
- Artisan Cheese Awards 2024 Best Raw Milk Farmhouse Cheese for St Tola Log
- Irish Cheese Awards 2024, Gold - Original Log, Silver for Ash log and Bronze for crottin
- Emerald Award for Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark Code of Practice 2024. Scored 97% on code criteria for sustainable practises.
- Local Hero Award - Munster Winner, Restaurant Association of Ireland 2024
- 2 Stars at the Great Taste Awards 2023 for both Ash log & Karst
- Gold at the Great Taste Awards 2022
- Finalist at Blas na hEireann 2022
- Gold at the Irish Cheese Awards 2021 for Log and Divine
- 3 Stars at the Great Taste Awards 2021
- Gold and Silver at the Artisan Cheese Awards 2019
- Best Overall Irish Cheese World Cheese Awards November 2018
- Gold & Silver at Blas na hEireann Oct 2018
- Irish Food Writers’ Guild Environmental Award 2018
- Eurotoque Irish Food Producer Award 2015
- Best Artisan Producer Blas nah Eireann October 2014
- Premio Roma 1st in Class 2014
- Supreme Champion Irish Cheese Awards June 2013
Scroll down to see a little more about each of these wins and also some lovely words about our cheese from John McKenna and Kevin Sheridan.
