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World Cheese Awards 2025 Top 14 Cheeses

This year 5,244 cheeses from around the world were assessed by a panel 265 judges to identify 110 Super Golds, which were re-judged by an international Super Jury to find the Top 14 cheeses in the world.

CHEESESCOREPRODUCERCOUNTRY
Gruyère AOP Vorderfultigen Spezial over 18 months85Bergkäserei VorderfultigenSwitzerland
Crémeux des Aldudes aux fleurs – Etxaldia84EtxaldiaFrance
Appenzeller® Edel-Würzig – aged 9 months, Käserei Ifang, Christian Tschumper83SO Appenzeller KäseSwitzerland
Gantrisch Bergkäse81Bergkäserei VorderfultigenSwitzerland
Königs-Chäs Rezent78Rüttiberg Käse AGSwitzerland
Ossau-Iraty AOP pasteurised sheep milk cheese78AgourFrance
Stockinghall78Murray’s CheeseUSA
Aged Rutland Red76Long Clawson DairyUnited Kingdom
Hechizo76Quesería La ZarcilleraSpain
Montana Intenso76Maaz CheeseNetherlands
Sparkenhoe Red Leicester75Leicestershire Handmade Cheese CompanyUnited Kingdom
Pave Cobble74White Lake CheeseUnited Kingdom
Yozawa Yagi73Yozawa Goat FarmJapan
Eniquem Maly princ 4 months69Eniquem CheeseSlovakia

The list is ordered by the score achieved.
Where more than one cheese achieved the same score, these are listed alphabetically by name of cheese.

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