St Tola
# St Tola

St Tola goats cheese is a range of handmade goat's milk cheese made in Inagh, County Clare. A range of cheese are produced varying from fresh soft cheese to a Gouda style hard cheese.

## History

Originally, the business was set up by Meg and Derrick Gordan on their 25-acre farm in the early 1980s, but since 1999 has been taken over by their neighbour, Siobhán Ni Ghairbhith, on her farm.

## Products

St Tola produce a number of goat's milk cheeses:

* St Tola Log Fresh is a fresh cheese available as log
* St Tola Log Mature is a more mature version of the fresh log
* St Tola Crottin are small rounds of fresh goats cheese
* St Tola Divine is a spreadable cream cheese
* St Tola Original is a slice of the mature log
* St Tola Hard Cheese is a gouda style hard goats' cheese.
* St Tola Greek Style is a firm cheese with a mild salty flavour.
* St Tola Ash Matured soft cheese with an ash coating
* St Tola Cranberry soft cheese with cranberry

## Awards

* 2012 Premio Roma award Italy
* 2011 Awarded a 2 star Gold award for hard goats' cheese at the 2011 Great Taste Awards.
* 2010 Awarded the best organic retail product at Bord Bia's National Organic Awards
* 2010 Awarded a 2 star Gold award for hard goats' cheese at the 2010 Great Taste Awards.
