Blaenafon Cheddar Company's cheeses

These eleven very distinct cheddars along with our four goat's cheeses are our products. We think you will enjoy them very much. Each cheese is a truckle, that is 8 ounces / 200 grams in weight. The price of our cheddars is £3.50 each. If you order the Heritage set of 4 it is £12. The goat's cheeses (only available in the UK) retail at £5.00. Post and packaging is £1.50 per cheese in the UK and £3.00 Worldwide. You can order any of the cheeses below online. Click on the appropriate button for UK or World postage.You can order also by email or telephone through the Contact page of this website. If you're in the area you are welcome to visit the shop and see what we do. We are open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday.

Pwll Mawr (Big Pit) is a mature cheddar with a bite into the past. It is matured at the bottom of Big Pit mineshaft. The farmhouse cheddar flavour is typical of the cheddars produced in the past. The cheese is sealed in a velvety black wax. This cheddar was given the bronze medal at the prestigious 2008 British cheese awards.

The traditional mature Pwll Mawr farmhouse cheddar is also available in an oak smoked.variety. The cheeses are slowly smoked over oak chippings in the Black Mountains smokery, CrickHowell in the heart of the Brecon Beacons national park.

Blaenafon cheddar

Blaenafon, translates as "where the river flows in the upper reaches of the valley" . This cheddar is flavoured with the finest Welsh whisky and ginger preserve to give sweetness and warmth to the cheese.Served with oatcakes or wholemeal crackers it makes a perfect choice for a speciality cheeseboard. The cheddar is coated in a deep blue wax which represents the colour of Blaenafon pottery produced in the early 19th century and from which the town's football team take their name, the Blaenafon Blues.

Pwll Ddu cheddar

Pwll Ddu (Black pool) cheddar is flavoured with mustard, leeks and The Reverend James Welsh ale which gives a mouth watering savoury bite.Combined with a wholemeal malted roll it provides a wholesome tasty meal.The cheese is coated in a neutral wax allowing the texture of the mustard grain to shine through.

Capel Newydd mild cheddar

Capel Newydd (New Chapel). White wine and elderflower provide the bouquet for the gentle flavour of this cheddar. Combined with a hint of garlic and lemon thyme. The cheese is sealed in a rich green wax.

To purchase the set of four heritage cheddars, Pwll Mawr, Blaenafon, Pwll Ddu & Capel Newydd click on these buttons.

Bara Brith (Speckled bread) is a traditional Welsh bread recipe. Our cheddar imitates this by being blended with plumped juicy raisins and mixed fruit which has been infused with 'Black Mountain' liqueur, a medieval apple and blackcurrant brandy produced by the Celtic Spirit Company.The cheese is covered
in a rich brown wax.

Anadl y Ddraig (Dragon's breath) is a hot chilli cheddar with a hint of sweetness and the creaminess of a Brains S.A. Welsh ale that has been blended together to produce a cheese that will leave you breathing the fire of a dragon.The cheese is enveloped in a firey red wax

Available in the Uk only
Caws Gafr (goat cheese) is a soft creamy cheese made from the milk of Camarthenshire goats. It is available in four distinct varieties, natural, honey, lavender and garlic with lemon thyme that provide a tantalising symphony of flavours to awaken the taste buds. The cheeses are coated in a yellow wax. N.B.When ordering please select the flavour from the drop down menu.

Cider and Onion Marmalade is a mouth watering savoury mild cheddar. It is infused with a traditional Welsh cider, Taffy Apple, made by the Hums brewery of Swansea which is combined with a tangy onion marmalade. This cheddar makes an ideal family teatime treat. The cheese is wrapped in a bright yellow wax.

Apple Charlotte.Cheddar with apple chutney,
shallots and Black Dragon cider.

Orchard Fruit. Cheddar with apple chutney,
Welsh red mustard and Perry Vale perry.

Cymru Crunch is a cheddar with pickled
onions, oniion relish and chives.

Pwdin Nadolig

Christmas pudding. Each festive season we produce a cheese to imitate a dessert Christmas pudding. The cheddar is blended with luxury mixed fruits which have been infused with Black Mountain liqueur. This liqueur is from an ancient recipe replicated by The Celtic Spirit company. Sealed in a chocolate brown wax with a white wax topping and decorated with a sprig of holly.This cheese would grace any cheeseboard over the festive period. Only available in November and December this cheese is £5.00