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On this day: multiple award wins for cheesemaker Shepherds Purse
On this day in 2024, the York Press reported that a North Yorkshire cheesemaker had scooped top honours at that year's Virtual Cheese Awards.
Shepherds Purse became the first British producer to win two category golds in the same year, taking home Best Artisan Soft and Best Blue, alongside two additional class golds and three class bronze awards.
The judges confirmed Buffalo Blue, by Shepherds Purse, as the artisan soft cheese category winner, saying: "It has an aroma that is clean and rich, which makes you want to dive in.
"It has a great mouthfeel which is deceptively light and smooth, plus it has a rich and creamy taste."
Yorkshire Blue topped the blue cheese category, with the panel describing it as "creamy but with a real hit of blue."
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