Burren Gold is a Gouda

Gouda (cheese)

Gouda is an orange cheese made from cow's milk. The cheese is named after the city of Gouda in the Netherlands, but its name is not protected. However, the European Commission has confirmed that "Gouda Holland" is to be protected...

 style cheese made from unpasteurised cows milk. The cheese is made at the Ailwee Cave in Ballyvaughan

Ballyvaughan

Ballyvaughan or Ballyvaghan is a small harbour village in County Clare, Ireland. It is located on the south shores of Galway Bay, in the northwest corner of The Burren, an area of great rocky expanse, considered by many to be a unique landscape....

 in Co. Clare by Ben Johnson, and the rounds are waxed by hand. The cheese is available in a number of flavours: Plain, Cumin seed, Herbs, Nettles and Garlic, Fenugreek seed, Black pepper, or Oak smoked.

Awards

In 2009 at the Listowel food fair, Burren Gold won all three awards in the "Best Flavour Added Cheese" category. The Gold was awarded to Black pepper, Silver to Oak smoked, and Bronze to Cumin seed