Neals Yard Dairy

Neals Yard Dairy
GUBBEEN

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Made by Giana Ferguson at Gubbeen House, near Schull, Co Cork, Ireland

Washed Rind Cows Milk Cheese

Traditional Animal Rennet

Pasteurised Cows Milk

Of all the washed-rinds we sell, Gubbeen is the mellowest, capturing the characteristic smokiness of a washed rind without concealing the light, fresh flavours of the milk. It has a semi-soft paste with a silky-smooth, pliable texture. It tastes milky, fresh and buttery. The rind has an uneven, fuzzy surface that is peachy-pink when young and becomes darker orange-brown as it gets older.

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Photos supplied by Giana Ferguson.
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Gubbeen House

Winter Milk. The Cows grazing cold spring pastures

The curd in the vat

The moulds waiting to be filled

Gubbeen cheese moulds. Handmade in Denmark

Filled moulds at pitching

Brining the cheese (day 2 of the make)

Inoculating cheeses from brine with rind flora (day 3)

Rindwashing young cheeses with salt and water (days 4-7)

More rindwashing

Turning cheeses as the rinds develop (day 10 -14)

Cheeses ready for wrapping, about 2 weeks old

A mature cheese on its way to packing

Lunch!

Rosie, Eileen & Monica despatch the cheese

Fingal and his whey-fed piglets

A selection of Fingal's bacon and salami

A young Durok piglet

Alocal chef pulling the herbs grown by Clovisse

Family at Gubbeen. l-r Fingal, Davey, Tom, Clovisse, Giana and Jed the dog

The Cheesers: l-r Diane the Curer, Johannes the Milker, Eileen the Dairy Manager, Fabien the Cheesemaker, Monica the Hygiene Lady (‘give me that bucket!’), Cornelia – traceability, Rose the Cheesemaker, Rosie – auditing, Giana, Quality Control, Clovisse, market garden, lunch, telephones, Tom – ‘the Boss’

The Gubbeen Little Mouth, an inlet below the farm

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