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In 1984, the Grubbs began to make around eight Cashel Blue cheeses at their farm from the milk of their own herd of
Holstein-Friesian cows. Originally the cheese was produced using an old 90-litre copper brewer's vat and sold in local shops and markets.
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In 1993, Henry Brown, a nephew of Louis Grubb, began to make blue cheese from sheep's milk but it wasn't until 1999 that the cheese was manufactured in commercial quantities at Grubb's facilities.
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overlooking the pastures close to the farm. It has large blue flecks, made by the action of
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manufacturer, making cows' milk and goats' milk cheeses on their farm near
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Crozier Blue has won many prestigious awards, the highlights being:
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