That’s how Cabot makes the best cheese in the world. We’re there, every step of the way. Our cheese graders, for example—they taste and sample every wheel and block of cheese as they’re aged to ensure that they’re just right. We keep trying new things too, like lactose-free cheese. And now, even our Greek yogurt has gotten in on the award-winning act!

From our barns and creameries to the grocery cooler and your table—that’s the story of the best-tasting cheese in the world. Whether it’s cheddar, Swiss, Colby Jack, or anything else, you’ll taste that care and commitment in every bite. 

And the awards? Since the 1990's, our products have been recognized year after year as the best. We see this recognition as a testament to all that hard work. They make us feel like we must be doing something right. We hope you feel the same way. Here's a recap of the last five years.

2024:

National Milk Producers Federation

Best Cheddar, Mild Cheddar
Best Yogurt, 10% Plain Greek Yogurt
1st Place, Mild Cheddar
1st Place, 10% Plain Greek Yogurt
1st Place, Vermont Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, Pepper Jack
2nd Place, Mild Cheddar
2nd Place, Vermont Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, Habanero
3rd Place, Muenster
3rd Place, Horseradish
3rd, Colby Jack Cracker Cuts
3rd Place, 2% Plain Greek Yogurt
3rd Place, 10% Triple Cream Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt

New York State Fair Cheese Contest

1st Place Sharp Cheddar
1st Place Extra Sharp Cheddar
1st Place Horseradish Cheddar
2nd Place Extra Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place Empire Pepper Jack
3rd Place Adirondack Cheddar

American Cheese Society

1st Place White Oak Cheddar
1st Place Extra Sharp Cheddar
1st Place Monterey Jack Cheese
1st Place Salted Butter
2nd Place NY Extra Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place Alpine Cheddar
3rd Place Unsalted Butter

International Cheese & Dairy Awards

1st Place, White Oak Cheddar
2nd Place, 10% Plain Greek Yogurt
2nd Place, Alpine Cheddar Cheese
2nd Place, Extra Creamy Sea Salted Butter
3rd Place, Pimento Spread
3rd Place, Sharp Cheddar Cheese

World Championship Cheese Contest

1st Place, Extra Creamy Sea Salted Butter
1st Place, Pepper Jack Cheese
1st Place, Extra Sharp 1 Year Cheddar Cheese Cracker Cuts
1st Place, Pepper Jack Sliced Cheese
2nd Place, Pepper Jack Cheese
2nd Place, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
3rd Place, Extra Creamy Sea Salted Butter
3rd Place, Mild Cheddar Cheese
3rd Place, Medium Cheddar
3rd Place, Sharp Cheddar Cheese

2023:

Scovie Awards

1st Place, Pepper Jack Cheese
2nd Place, Horseradish Cheddar
3rd Place, Hot Buffalo Wing Cheddar

National Milk Producers Federation

1st Place, Medium Cheddar
1st Place, Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, Colby Cheese
1st Place, Habanero Cheddar
1st Place, 10% Plain Greek Yogurt
1st Place, Triple Cream Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt
2nd Place, Mild Cheddar
2nd Place, Extra Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, 2% Plain Greek Yogurt
2nd Place, 2% Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt

American Cheese Society

1st Place, Garlic Herb Cheddar Cheese
1st Place, Extra Creamy Sea Salted Butter
1st Place, Extra Creamy Unsalted Butter
1st Place, Creme Fraiche
2nd Place, Private Stock Cheddar Cheese
2nd Place, 3 Year Cheddar Cheese
2nd Place, 5 Year Cheddar Cheese
2nd Place, White Oak Cheddar Cheese
2nd Place, 10% Plain Green Yogurt
3rd Place, Colby Cheese
3rd Place, Farmhouse Reserve Cheddar Cheese
3rd Place, Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
3rd Place, Alpine Cheddar Cheese
3rd Place, Cabot Clothbound (Cellars at Jasper Hill)
3rd Place, Unsalted Butter
3rd Place, Triple Cream Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt
3rd Place, Sour Cream
3rd Place, Cottage Cheese

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest

1st Place, 10% Plain Greek Yogurt
1st Place, Triple Cream Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt
1st Place, Extra Creamy Premium Salted Butter
2nd Place, Plain Non Fat Yogurt
2nd Place, Mild Cheddar
3rd Place, Extra Sharp Cheddar
3rd Place, Pepper Jack Cheese

2022:

World Cheese Awards

2nd Place, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar with Jasper Hill
3rd Place, Lamberton Cheddar

Scovie Awards

1st Place, Habanero Cheddar
2nd Place, Pepper Jack Cheese 

World Dairy Expo Championship

1st Place, Vintage Choice Cheddar
1st Place, Colby Cheese
1st Place, Unsalted Butter
2nd Place, Salted Butter
2nd Place, Muenster Cheese
3rd Place, Garden Veggie Dip
3rd Place, Vanilla Bean Triple Cream Greek Yogurt

New York State Fair Cheese Contest

GRAND CHAMPION – Horseradish Cheddar
1st Place, Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, New York Extra Sharp Cheddar
Award of Excellence, New York Extra Sharp Cheddar

American Cheese Society

1st Place, Extra Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, Salted Butter
1st Place, Unsalted Butter
1st Place, Vanilla Bean Triple Cream Yogurt
2nd Place, Extra Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, New York Extra Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, 5 Year Cheddar
2nd  Place, Extra Creamy Premium Sea Salted Butter
3rd Place, Vermont Sharp Cheddar
3rd Place, Extra Sharp Cheddar
3rd Place, White Oak Cheddar
3rd Place, Muenster Cheese
3rd Place, Extra Creamy Premium Unsalted Butter
3rd Place, Sour Cream

World Championship Cheese Contest

1^st Place, Mild Cheddar
1^st Place, Pepper Jack Cheese
1^st Place, Pepper Jack Cheese Cracker Cut Slices
1^st Place, Triple Cream Chocolate Mousse Yogurt
2^nd Place, Vermont Sharp Cheddar
2^nd Place, Seriously Sharp Cheddar
2^nd Place, Five Peppercorn Cheddar
2^nd Place, Triple Cream Vanilla Bean Yogurt
3^rd Place, Extra sharp Cheddar
3^rd Place, Mac & Cheese Shredded Cheese
3^rd Place, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
3^rd Place, Unsalted Extra Creamy Premium Butter

2021:

International Cheese & Dairy Awards

Best USA Mild Cheddar, 1st place, Cabot Mild Cheddar
Best USA Yogurt, 3rd place overall, Cabot Triple Cream Chocolate Mousse Yogurt
3rd place, Jasper Hill Cabot Clothbound

National Milk Producers Federation

Best Cheese (Chairman’s Award), Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar
Best Overall Cheddar, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Peppercorn Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Seriously Sharp Cracker Cut Slices
2nd Place, Cabot Sharp Cheddar Cracker Cut Slices
3rd Place, Cabot Medium Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Mild Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Colby Jack Cracker Cut Slices

World Dairy Expo Championship

1st Place, Cabot French Onion Dip
2nd Place, Cabot 3 Year Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Unsalted Butter
3rd Place, Cabot Unsalted Extra Creamy Premium Butter

2020:

National Milk Producers Federation Contest

Best of Class, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Sharp Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Cracked Peppercorn Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Sharp Cheddar Cracker Cut Slices

World Championship Cheese Contest
1st Place, Cabot Triple Cream Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt
1st Place, Cabot Mild Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Non-Fat Plain Yogurt
3rd Place, Cabot Mild Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Medium Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Pepper Jack Cheese
3rd Place, Cabot Pepper Jack Cracker Cut Slices

2019:

National Milk Producers Federation Contest
1st Place, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Mild Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Medium Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Lite50 Sharp Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar Cracker Cut Slices

World Cheese Awards
Silver Medal, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
Bronze Medal, Cabot Alpine Cheddar

American Cheese Society
1st Place, Cabot Private Stock Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Cave Aged Cheddar with Jasper Hill
1st Place, Cabot Centennial 5 Year Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Garlic & Herb Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Old School Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar with Jasper Hill
3rd Place, Cabot Unsalted Butter

Specialty Foods Association SOFI Award
Best New Product, Centennial 5 Year Cheddar

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
1st Place, Cabot Medium Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Unsalted Butter
2nd Place, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Unsalted Butter
2nd Place, Cabot Salted Butter
3rd Place, Cabot Cave Aged Cheddar
3rd Place, 50% Reduced Fat Jalapeno Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Cottage Cheese
3rd Place, Cabot Colby Jack Cheese Cracker Cut Slices
3rd Place, Cabot Everything Bagel Cheddar

2018:

American Cheese Society
2nd Place, Cabot Sour Cream
3rd Place, Cabot Old School Cheddar

National Milk Producers Federation Contest
1st Place, Cabot Medium Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Medium Cheddar
3rd Place, Garlic & Herb Cheddar
3rd Place, Lite50 Jalapeño Cheddar
3rd Place, Vintage Cheddar

World Championship Cheese Contest
1st Place, Cabot Mild Cheddar Cheese
1st Place, Cabot Medium Cheddar Cheese
1st Place, Cabot Monterey Jack Cheese
2nd Place, Cabot Greek Yogurt
2nd Place, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
3rd Place, Cabot Colby Jack Cheese
3rd Place, Cabot Medium Cheddar Cheese
3rd Place, Cabot Sharp Slices
3rd Place, Cabot Salted Butter 

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The New England Green Pastures Award for "Outstanding Dairy Farm of the Year"

Our Award-Winning products come from our award-winning Farmers. Cabot Farmers have been receiving sustainability awards since the 1950's. 

Many of our Agri-Mark farm families have earned this prestigious award given by the Commissioners of Agriculture for each of the six New England states, some on multiple occasions. Nominees are evaluated based on production and financial management, environmental practices, contributions to agriculture and the local community, and overall excellence in farm management practices.

*repeat winners