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Welcome to new Scottish Cheese Trail member and the latest cheese to be made on Orkney. 2023 was a busy year for Barry Graham, consolidating his enterprise and flitting to new premises, and his artisan cheese is an absolute delight. His expanding range of cheese is proving very popular on the islands with good reason as it is delicious. He learned cheesemaking as a teenager from his Westray granny and that was him hooked, determined to become a cheesemaker one day.
Barry creates his cheese in small batches, learning from his heritage how to make a charming old-fashioned style whilst adding his own signature characteristics with great success. It is also very versatile for today’s marketplace, whether for a cheeseboard, as an ingredient, or the centrepiece as a grilled savoury meal (see photo from Lynnfield). It is a popular addition to menus of fellow members Sheila Fleet Kirk Gallery & Cafe and Lynnfield Hotel, and available from William Shearer in Kirkwall, Rendalls on Westray and many other local shops.
- CHEESEMAKER
- LOCAL ORKNEY PASTEURISED COWS’ MILK
- CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT ORKNEY & VIA THE CULINARY KIWI BIRD AS MAINLAND STOCKIST ON HER MARKET DAYS (check her link for dates)
Orkney’s maritime climate, fresh breezes and lush grassland make it the perfect place for grazing animals, giving high quality milk as a starting point for great cheese. Add Barry’s traditional recipe with barley vinegar to produce his curds and his small batch cheese is rich and flavoursome.
