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.[1]
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.[2]
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
