Hafod Cheddar

Hafod means ‘Summer pasture’ in English. A Welsh organic Cheddar style cheese hand-made by the Holden family from the milk of their Ayrshire herd on Wales’ longest certified organic dairy farm, Bwlchwernen Fawr.

The family uses only the milk from their 65 Ayrshire cows to make Hafod. Ayrshire milk is rich in butterfat and protein, and is widely regarded as being ideally suited to cheesemaking.

It is the unique combination of creamy organic Ayrshire milk and traditional cheesemaking techniques that date back to a recipe from 1917 and written by Dora Saker. It’s made slowly with a yoghurt starter and using less than a normal cheddar thus developing its distinctive character.

This is a Cows unpasturised milk cheese made with animal rennet, perfectly accompanied by a cool cider, a light ale or a full bodied red.