THE PEOPLE’S CHEESE 2026, BRITAINS BEST NEW CHEESE IS BACK!
Be a Cheese Judge - taste and judge. Pick the UK & Ireland’s Best New Cheese.
NEWS in after the heats, held on Sunday 17th May 2026!
Sharpen your taste buds and steady your crackers, The People’s Cheese is back for 2026!
In 2026, we’re once again celebrate the bold, the brilliant, and the beautifully made new cheeses of Britain and Ireland, in partnership with our friends at Chiswick Cheese Market, proud supporters of The People’s Cheese 2026: Britain’s Best New Cheese.
The Venue: Outside at Chiswick Cheese Market
Once again, we called on the great British (and Irish) cheese-loving public to do what they do best — taste, deliberate, and decide.
This was a fabulous day with over 500 people who cast their votes!
The entrants included The Book and Bucket Cheese Company, Norfolk & Better, Ltd, Buffalicious (West Country Water Buffalo), Caws Teifi, St Tola Cheese, Caws Cenarth Cheese, Fen Farm Dairy, Pencw cheese, Leitrim Hill Creamery, Village Maid Cheese Ltd, D & L Goodman, Yorkshire Pecorino, Primrose Creamery, Brinkworth Dairy, Wakebridge Manor Creamery.
Our finalists on the day were:
Lindley made by Jake Goldstein at Primrose Creamery in Nottinghamshire, a lactic cows’ cheese produced using raw milk
Jemima Wild Filly, made by Alan Latter from Caws Pencw in Fishguard, Wales – a Caerphilly-style cheese with wild garlic mixed in the paste, crafted with pasteurised milk from his own herd of Jerseys. Notably, Caws Pencw is a truly small-scale farm, producing less than four tonnes of cheese a year, making Jemima Wild Filly a rare treat for cheese aficionados.
Tuppence, made by Roger Longman from Whitelake Cheese in Somerset, a small yeast-ripened goat’s button made with his own goat’s milk and unpasteurised milk.
Carreg Las, crafted by Carwyn Adams at Caws Cenarth, a semi-hard sheep’s blue made in Carmarthenshire, Wales with pasteurised milk.
The Final’s of The People’s Cheese - Get involved here…
Now the fun begins again reserve your tasting box today. Join Marcus Brigstocke and other cheesy chums and help decide the UK & Ireland’s Best New Cheese 2026!
Round 2, The Final Saturday 17th October 2026 7pm
Online webinar. Streamed live, hosted by World Cheese Judge & Comedian the brilliant Marcus Brigstocke, plus a team of cheese experts. They’ll chat, champion, and pontificate, but remember, you hold the power. The final vote is 100% in the hands of the people.
Reserve your tasting box now to join our public judging panel for the People’s Cheese 2026 final on Saturday, 17 October – and savour a delicious selection of biscuits and condiments included especially for the event.
The box will feature our four finalists, voted for by the general public during the heats held at Chiswick on 17 May with 500 members of the public judging! Paired biscuits and gourmet condiments will help you create the perfect tasting experience with each cheese.
Lindley made by Jake Goldstein at Primrose Creamery in Nottinghamshire, a lactic cows’ cheese produced using raw milk
Jemima Wild Filly, made by Alan Latter from Caws Pencw in Fishguard, Wales – a Caerphilly-style cheese with wild garlic mixed in the paste, crafted with pasteurised milk from his own herd of Jerseys. Notably, Caws Pencw is a truly small-scale farm, producing less than four tonnes of cheese a year, making Jemima Wild Filly a rare treat for cheese aficionados.
Tuppence, made by Roger Longman from Whitelake Cheese in Somerset, a small yeast-ripened goat’s button made with his own goat’s milk and unpasteurised milk.
Carreg Las, crafted by Carwyn Adams at Caws Cenarth, a semi-hard sheep’s blue made in Carmarthenshire, Wales with pasteurised milk.
To take part, simply reserve your box, await delivery and tune in on the night. Your box will contain everything you need – the four cheeses, an assortment of tasty biscuits, and specially selected condiments – so you can make the most of the live final with your friends and family as a judge from home.
All boxes will arrive on Tuesday, 13th October, ahead of the live final being held live online at 7pm on the 17th October.