Highland cow milk

[RGchef]

Hello,

I don’t work in agriculture, I’m a chef looking for a specific product. I am looking to start a small project where I produce homemade brie cheese made from the milk of highland cattle as an additional course on my menu. The richness and sweetness of the milk would be wonderful not to mention a real unique selling point and a great thing to learn. Could anyone tell me if there is anyone producing this milk which I could buy or help me to establish a supply?
Cheers!
Roddy

 

[TheRanger]

@Tim G

 

[puppet]

If you like hairy cheese in small cubes then Highland cows would be ideal. Good luck in putting a cluster on. Hand milking will certainly make it a niche product

 

[Headless chicken]

I highly doubt you’ll get anyone and trying to get enough volume would be a real killer imo. Higher protein tends to be sweeter so any grazing type animal would fit the bill

 

[Tim G]

Hello,

I don’t work in agriculture, I’m a chef looking for a specific product. I am looking to start a small project where I produce homemade brie cheese made from the milk of highland cattle as an additional course on my menu. The richness and sweetness of the milk would be wonderful not to mention a real unique selling point and a great thing to learn. Could anyone tell me if there is anyone producing this milk which I could buy or help me to establish a supply?
Cheers!
Roddy

I think you'd be lucky to find someone milking Highland cattle in sufficient volume to get enough for making cheese as an ongoing production. Not saying you won't, but you'll be lucky if you do!
Try contacting the Specialist Cheesemakers Association as a start.
http://specialistcheesemakers.co.uk/

 

[Dukes Fit]

Highlanders are not a high milk yielding animal but they were kept traditionally as an all round cow so were milked back in the day.

Most are relatively tame so can’t see why they wouldn’t train, I wouldn’t fancy it myself.

Achinreir make highland coo ice cream, so would be worth contacting them

 

[RGchef]

I think you'd be lucky to find someone milking Highland cattle in sufficient volume to get enough for making cheese as an ongoing production. Not saying you won't, but you'll be lucky if you do!
Try contacting the Specialist Cheesemakers Association as a start.
http://specialistcheesemakers.co.uk/

I will, thank you

 

[RGchef]

Highlanders are not a high milk yielding animal but they were kept traditionally as an all round cow so were milked back in the day.

Most are relatively tame so can’t see why they wouldn’t train, I wouldn’t fancy it myself.

Achinreir make highland coo ice cream, so would be worth contacting them

Cheers,
I’ve tried their ice cream, it’s delicious!