Roger Yorke of Caws Penhelyg produces two certified organic cheeses which are handmade from raw, single herd milk at his micro dairy near Aberystwyth. The single herd is based in nearby Talybont and is looked after by the Jenkins family.
Roger began making cheese using a cheesemaking kit which he received as a Christmas gift in 2017, but has already gone on to supply a Michelin star restaurant.
The dairy is a new name in the cheese industry, having only opened its doors in 2021, but it is currently the UK’s only raw milk Brie producer, with other big names having moved to pasteurisation in recent years. Roger did huge amounts of experimenting, making the same cheese with both raw and pasteurised milk, but in blind tastings, the raw milk version won unanimously every time.
