Mrs Bell’s Blue ranked one of the best in the world!
What an fantastic few weeks it’s been!
We’re so excited to share that our Mrs Bell’s Blue was recently awarded a prestigious three-stars at the Great Taste Awards, which are known as the ‘food and drink Oscars’!
Beating off 14,000 other products from over 100 countries that had been entered to work their way through the Guild’s rigorous months-long professional judging process, Mrs Bell’s Blue was the only British blue cheese to win the coveted title at this year’s awards, and is now one of only 10 British cheeses to win 3 stars in the awards long and illustrious history!
But wait… there’s more!
Our three-stars also mean that we have been put forward for the Golden Fork Award, with all the top scoring products judged again by an expert panel and put in the running for the highest accolade of all: the Great Taste Supreme Champion of 2023. These top products, alongside the highest scoring from key countries, will take home a Golden Fork award at a glittering ceremony in October.
Mrs Bell’s Blue was the only British blue cheese to win the coveted title at this year’s awards
Caroline, our joint managing director said: “We’re completely blown away to win three stars for Mrs Bells Blue at the Great Taste Awards. They announced the results on Yorkshire Day which felt very apt. We put a lot of love and passion into our cheeses which are all made by hand, so it’s amazing to have this hard work recognised.”
A rich and complex ewe’s milk blue cheese, which contrasts delicate meadowy sweetness with salty blue flavours, Mrs Bell’s Blue is handmade by our talented team of cheesemakers, who carefully mature it for a minimum of 10 weeks to create its delicious flavour.
Launched in 1997, it’s become one of our most popular and most award-winning cheeses, having also won Gold at the World Cheese Awards 2019 and Champion Ewe’s Cheese at the 2022 International Cheese & Dairy Awards.
The Great Taste judging panel waxed lyrical about Mrs Bell’s Blue calling it a ‘visually stunning cheese’ and a ‘cheese (that) melts in your mouth and takes you on a journey of taste and flavour’. Adding that this is a ‘high quality cheese and clearly the producer has put their heart into creating this cheese.’
Our Shepherd’s Purse’s Harrogate Blue, which won Super Gold at the World Cheese Awards 2017, was also awarded 1 star at this year’s Great Taste Awards.
We'll keep you posted on the Golden Fork Awards, which some of our team will be heading down to London to attend next month!