About

Caws Teifi Cheese is located on our family farm in Ceredigion where we make award-winning artisan cheeses from the finest, locally sourced raw milk. Come and visit our small farm shop, Glynhynod Organic Farm Shop, or attend one of our events on the farm where we are passionate about reviving the original mission of education of all things organic, artisan food, drink and farming. You can also purchase cheese at Farmers Markets and in our online shop, full of our artisan raw milk cheeses, gift ideas and accompaniments.

Farmers Markets

We have a long history with farmers markets and carry it through to this day, the regular markets we trade at are:

• Aberystwyth - 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month

• Kidwelly - 1st Saturday of the month

• Mumbles - 2nd Saturday of the month

• Marina- 2nd Sunday of the month

• Haverfordwest - 1st Friday of the month

• Uplands - last Saturday of the month

• Carmarthen - we hold a permanent stall in Carmarthen Indoor Market, right as you walk in the front doors, open 9.30-3.30 every Tuesday to Saturday.

Food Festivals

In addition to farmers markets we also have stalls at lots of food festivals. Keep an eye out on our social media accounts for our monthly updates.

Events on the Farm

Trying to stay true to the original ethos of the farm we hold occasional events on the farm, based around learning and feasting! 

History & Farm

In 1981, our co-founders, John, Patrice and Paula came to Wales from their native Holland with dreams of setting up a centre for learning organic farming and self-sufficiency.

They bought Glynhynod Farm (meaning Remarkable Valley in Welsh) and set to work realising their vision. Soon after arriving at the farm Patrice, who trained as a cheesemaker in Holland, started making wonderful raw milk cheese. Based on a 500 year old Gouda recipe, it is the very same cheese that we make today and is named after the nearby river Teifi, a tributary of which runs through the farm. 

Having started in 1982 we are now the longest established artisan cheesemaker in Wales.

Today the farm and family businesses are run by John and Patrice’s two sons; John-James and Robert, who are carrying on their parents’ vision for the farm and Caws Teifi Cheese. 

All this would not be possible without the invaluable contribution from all our dedicated team, especially head cheesemaker - Tim Mitchell who has stuck with us since 2003.

At Glynhynod, we have a small farm shop with lovingly made, locally sourced produce. We also have a programme of events on the farm where we are reviving the original mission of education through all things organic including local artisan food and drink. So keep an eye on our website and social media!

Dà Mhìle distillery

Glynhynod Farm, is also the home of Dà Mhìle distillery. 10 years after establishing Caws Teifi Cheese, John spotted a gap in the market for organic whisky (a big gap in fact as there was no such thing at the time). In 1992 he commissioned Springbank distillery to make him a whisky, establishing Dà Mhìle and creating the first organic whisky of the modern era! Our name was inspired by the initial bottling which was done to celebrate the millennium, (Dà Mhìle translates to ‘two thousand’ in Scots-Galic/Dwy Fil yn Gymraeg).

One further batch of organic whisky was commissioned at Loch Lomond distillery in the year 2000 and then in 2012 our vision was realised and we opened the doors to our very own distillery on the farm. 

Since then we’ve not only continued making whisky but also other organic spirits, from Dark Skies Rum to Seaweed Gin, all inspired by our history and surroundings.