Cheesemonger | Farm Gate | Market Stall
Family run business producing a wide range of cheese from their own organic dairy herd. They produce Clava, a brie-style cheese; traditional Scottish crowdie as well as hard cheeses such as Connage Dunlop and Smoked Dunlop - both made with unpasteurised milk and the latter smoked over whisky barrel shavings.
Connage Crowdie, won` Best Scottish Cheese 2008` at the British Cheese Award. Our award winning Crowdie or "heaven on a spoon" is made using traditional methods to produce a unique soft mousse-like fresh curd cheese. It is light and fresh tasting and can be used in so many ways - savoury and sweet. Spread it on a warm bagel and top with smoked salmon or on toast with raspberry jam. It is excellent for making cheesecakes or even add a spoonful on top of summer berries. It is 90% fat free cheese and you can freeze it for a short time, ideal at this time of year when space in the fridge is tight!
A traditional family-owned, fully organic business…
Connage Highland Dairy is situated on our family farm, Milton of Connage at Ardersier. The farm was started by our father Hamish Clark and is now farmed by us - Callum & Cameron, Jill & Eileen.
We constructed a state-of-the-art cheese dairy and, since January 2006, have been producing and selling a range of organic, handcrafted vegetarian cheeses, using traditional techniques.
All our products are fully traceable and we apply excellent quality controls from 'cow to cheese'. We can assure the highest standard of animal health, welfare and care for our cows, continuing the attention to detail into our cheeses.
Here’s why you’ll love our artisan dairy produce:
* Our soft and hard cheeses include:
Clava
Crowdie
Dunlop
Smoked Dunlop
Cromal
Gouda
* Our cows feast on a clover-rich diet, giving their milk a full and luscious taste.
* We use traditional techniques in state-of-the-art surroundings
* All produce is 100% organic and 100% traceable
Our Range:
All our cheeses are organic and vegetarian and made from home produced milk
The hard cheeses are hand cut and normally presented as a variable weight although net weights available on request.
Connage Dunlop
Whole cheeses available are approximately 6kg and 25kg
Vacuum packed portions available: we are aiming for 250g
Smoked Dunlop
Sizes available are approximately 1-1.2kg quarter rounds
Vacuum packed portions available: we are aiming for 200g
Cromal, traditional farmhouse cheese
Whole cheeses available are approximately 4.5kg and 12kg
Vacuum packed portions available: we are aiming for 250g
Connage Gouda
Whole cheeses available are approximately 10kg
Vacuum packed portions available: we are aiming for 250g
Our soft cheeses:
Clava, brie style
Sizes available range from approximately 250g small round and 1.5kg large round
Larger cheeses packed in a pizza box for easy storage
Connage Crowdie
Containers of 160g, 1kg and 5kg tubs
Salted or unsalted (unsalted does have a shorter shelf life)
All weights for cheeses are approximate as they are a handmade product and can vary.
Prices are available on request.
