Quickes: Looking Back On 2014

“Over the past twelve months the Quickes team has really developed its selection process for assessing the truckles that are matured to a greater age. Our cheese is graded 1-100 by an external auditor and in recent history we have achieved 85% of stock at a score of 90 or above which is exceptional both in terms of quality and consistency. This is really all thanks to our cheese dairy manager, Malcolm Mitchell, who has celebrated his 31st year on the farm.

“In addition to considering the technical marks that our cheese is awarded by external assessors, we now also implement a rigorous process that considers the different spheres of flavour, aesthetics and the exact characteristics of each cheese, much like the Continental affineurs. This means that as specially selected truckles mature from 12 to 18 months to 2 years we can enhance the complexity of certain flavours - making them more appealing to our customers and judges at cheese competitions such as the World Cheese Awards. We are also select profiles for specific customers or a sector of the market according to what best fits their requirements.”

Owen Davies, category manager at Cheese Cellar said, “In my role, I regularly visit cheese producers all over the country and it is always refreshing to meet companies such as Quickes, who continue to pioneer new methods for creating the best cheese possible. It’s exciting to have experienced this process first hand and this level of commitment has been rightly rewarded. I’m delighted by Quickes’ much deserved success.”