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Blaenafon Cheddar Company

These eight very distinct cheddars are our products. We think you will enjoy them very much. Each cheese is a truckle, that is 8 ounces / 200 grams in weight. You can order any of the cheeses below online. If you're in the area you are welcome to visit the shop and see what we do.

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.

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, 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 (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 (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.

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.

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.

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