Abbey Cheese Company

Abbey Cheese Company
Country of origin	Ireland
Region	County Laois
Town	Portlaoise
Source of milk	Friesian Cows
Pasteurised	Yes

Abbey Cheese Company is owned and run by Pat "Paddy" Hyland (also known as "Paddy Jack") since 1991 from his dairy farm, and started as a way to increase revenues from surplus milk. All milk is sourced from a local herd of Friesians. His first cheese was initially seen as a risky proposition - a soft blue cheese similar in style to Cambozola. While visiting Holland, he was introduced to the advantages of becoming an organic producer and he eventually made the switch to organic farming.^[1] It was successful and since then Pat has added other cheeses to his range.^[2]

Products

Abbey Blue Brie - notable as being the first Irish blue brie-style cheese.^[3]
Abbey Smoked Brie - a creamy brie with a smokey flavour achieved by smoking over ash for five hours.
St. Canice - a feta-style cheese made from goat's milk
Paddy Jack - a distinctive gouda-style cheese covered in black ash.

References

^ Article on Abbey Cheese in Irish Independent
^ Glynn Anderson; John McLaughlin (August 2011). Farmhouse Cheeses of Ireland: A Celebration. The Collins Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-84889-121-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=7o6JZwEACAAJ. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
^ "Bord Bia Irish Cheese Booklet". http://www.bordbia.ie/aboutfood/farmhouseCheese/FarmhouseCheesesGuides/FarmhouseCheeseBooklet.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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