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.