Our Award-Winning Cheese & Dairy Products

Before the awards. Before the grocery-aisle displays. Before the cool of the cheese caves. Even before the products—the best cheddar and cottage cheese and yogurt and clothbound and the rest. Before that, there was simply this: a powerful love for what we do. 

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? Well, as they come in year after year, we just see them 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.

Find Cabot products nearby so you can start senjoying the World's Best Cheddar today!

2020:

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 Cuts

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 Cuts
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

2017:

American Cheese Society
2nd Place, Cabot Lite50 Jalapeño Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Vintage Choice Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Salted Butter
2nd Place, Cabot Cottage Cheese
3rd Place, Cabot Lamberton Cheddar 
3rd Place, Cabot Monterey Jack Cheese
3rd Place, Cabot Pepper Jack Cheese
3rd Place, Cabot Old School Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Sour Cream

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Best of Class, Cabot Lite50 Jalapeño Cheddar
Bronze Medal, Cabot Mild Cheddar
Bronze Medal, Cabot Sharp Cracker Cut Slice Cheddar
Bronze Medal, Cabot Sharp Slice Cheddar
Bronze Medal, Cabot Cottage Cheese

2016:

American Cheese Society
1st Place, Cabot Old School Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Lite50 Jalapeño Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot 3 Year Old Cheddar

World Championship Cheese Contest
Best of Class, Plain Greek Yogurt
Best of Class, Sharp Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Farmhouse Reserve

2015:

American Cheese Society
1st Place, Cabot Old School Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Lite50 Jalapeño Cheddar
2nd Place, Cabot Plain Greek Yogurt
3rd Place, Cabot Whey Cream Butter

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
1st Place, Cabot Hot Buffalo Wing Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Sharp Lite50 Cheddar 
2nd Place, Cabot Vermont Sharp Cheddar
3rd Place, Cabot Monterey Jack Cheese
3rd Place, Cabot Everything Bagel Cheddar

2014:

World Championship Cheese Contest
Best of Class, Cabot Vintage Choice
Best of Class, Cabot Hot Buffalo Wing Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Cottage Cheese

American Cheese Society
Best of Class, Monterey Jack
2nd Place, Farmhouse Reserve
2nd Place, Vermont Sharp
2nd Place, Cabot Plain Greek
2nd Place, Cabot Salted Butter

2013:

American Cheese Society
1st Place: Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
1st Place: Cabot Tuscan Cheddar
1st Place: Cabot Sharp Lite75 Cheddar
1st Place: Cabot Jalapeño Light Cheddar
2nd Place: Cabot Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt
2nd Place: Cabot 83 European Style Butter
3rd Place: Cabot Old School Cheddar
3rd Place: Cabot Monterey Jack

Scovie Awards
Best of Class, Cabot Horseradish Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Hot Buffalo Cheddar
Silver Medal, Cabot Habanero Cheddar
Silver Medal, Cabot Tuscan Cheddar

2012:

World Cheese Awards
Silver Medal, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar

British Empire Cheese Show
Top Scoring Butter, Cabot Salted and Unsalted Butter

National Milk Producers Federation
Best of Class, Cabot Tuscan Cheddar

American Cheese Society
Best of Class, Cabot Jalapeño Light
Best of Class, Cabot Whey Cream Butter
Best of Class, Cabot Unsalted Butter
Best of Class, Plain 10% Greek Yogurt
Silver Medal, Cabot Vintage Choice Cheddar

World Championship Cheese Contest
Best of Class, Cabot Vintage Choice Cheddar (Judged 1 of the 16 Best Cheeses in the World)
Top-scoring Reduced Fat Cheddar, Cabot Sharp Light

2011:

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Best of Class, Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Sharp Extra Light

World Cheese Awards Bronze Medal
Cabot Clothbound Cheddar

American Cheese Society
Top Scoring Reduced Fat Cheddar, Cabot Sharp Lite50 Cheddar

National Milk Producers Federation Contest
Best of Class, Cabot Mild Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Sharp Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Tuscan Cheddar

2010:

World Championship Cheese Contest
Best of Class, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
Silver Medal, Cabot Private Stock Cheddar
Silver Medal, Cabot Cottage Cheese

American Cheese Society
1st Place, Sharp Cheddar
1st Place, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
2nd Place, Extra Sharp Cheddar
2nd Place, Tiki Masala Cheddar & Tuscan Cheddar
2nd Place, Reduced Fat Cheddar, Sharp Extra Light
1st Place, Whey Cream Butter
1st Place, 83 Unsalted Butter
2nd Place, Cabot Unsalted Butter
Best of Class, Whey Cream Butter
Best of Class, 83 Butter

World Cheese Awards
Silver Medal, Cabot Private Stock Cheddar

2009:

National Milk Producers Federation Contest
Grand Champion, Best of Class, Cabot Sharp Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Mild Cheddar

World Cheese Awards
Silver Medal, Cabot Vintage Choice Cheddar
Silver Medal, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
Bronze Medal, Cabot Old School Cheddar

American Cheese Society
Best of Class, Jalapeño Light Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Créme Fraîche

Scovie Awards
Best of Class, Hot Cheese Category, Cabot Habanero Cheddar

2008:

National Milk Producers Federation Contest
Overall Best Cheddar, Best of Class, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar
Best of Class, Jalapeño Light Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Cottage Cheese

American Cheese Society
Best of Class, Low Fat Cheese, Cabot Sharp Extra Light

World Championship Cheese Contest
Top Scoring Reduced Fat Cheddar, Cabot Sharp Extra Light

Scovie Awards
Best of Class, Hot Cheese Category, Cabot Pepper Jack Cheese

2007:

American Cheese Society
Best of Class, Cabot 3-Year Old Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Créme Fraîche
Best of Class, Cabot Salted Butter
Best of Class, Cabot Unsalted Butter

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Top Scoring Reduced Fat Cheddar, Jalapeño Light Cheddar

World Cheese Awards
Silver Medal, Cabot Old School Cheddar, 5-year old
Silver Medal, Cabot Vintage Choice Cheddar

2006:

American Cheese Society
Grand Champion, Best of Show, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Créme Fraîche
Best of Class, Cabot Salted Butter
Best of Class, Cabot 83 Unsalted Butter
Best of Class, Cabot Whey Cream Butter

International Fancy Food Show
Finalist, Outstanding Classic, Cabot Vintage Choice Cheddar
Finalist, Outstanding Cheese, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar*

World Cheese Awards
Silver Medal, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar

World Championship Cheese Contest
Best of Class, Cabot Sharp Cheddar
Best of Class, Cabot Entry in Medium Cheddar Class

2005:

Scovie Awards
Habanero and Pepper Jack Cheddar

American Cheese Society
Best in Class, Flavored Hard Cheese
Best in Class, Salted Butter
Top Scoring Reduced Fat Cheddar

Fiery Food Challenge
Best of Class, Hot Cheese Category, Cabot Chipotle Cheddar

World Dairy Expo Championship
Best of Class, Unsalted Butter

2004:

World Cheese Awards
Gold Medal, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar

American Cheese Society
Best of Class, Monterey Jack
Top Scoring Aged Cheddar
Silver Medal, Cabot Private Stock Cheddar
Top Scoring Reduced Fat Cheddar

National Milk Producers Federation Contest
Grand Champion, Best Overall Cheese, Cabot Horseradish Cheddar

World Championship Cheese Contest
Top Scoring Reduced Fat Cheddar

2003:

International Dairy Deli Bakery Association Show
Best New Dairy Product, Chipotle Cheddar

Scovie Awards
Best of Class, Hot Cheese Category

National Milk Producers Federation
Best of Contest, Unique/Flavored Cheese
Grand Champion, Best Overall Cheese

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Best of Class, Flavored Hard Cheese

2002:

International Fancy Food Show
1st Place, Outstanding Classic

National Milk Producers Federation Contest
Grand Champion, Best Overall Cheese

American Cheese Society
Best of Class, Cow's Milk Cheddar
Best of Class, Flavor Added Cheddar

2001:

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
1st & 3rd Place, Aged Cheddar 2nd, 3rd, & 5th Place, Flavored Hard Cheese *Most Ribbons Ever Awarded

National Milk Producers Federation Contest
Best of Class, Unique/Flavored Cheese

American Cheese Society
Best of Class, Cow's Milk Cheddar
Best of Class, Flavor Added Cheddar
Best of Class, Low Fat/Low Salt Cheese

2000:

National Milk Producers Federation Contest
Grand Champion, Best Overall Cheese

1999:

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
1st Place, Cheddar

1998:

22nd Biennial World Championship Cheese Contest
Green Bay, Wisconsin
1st Place, Cheddar
1st Place, Flavored Cheese
Grand Champion First Runner Up
Top Scoring Cheddar

1995:

American Cheese Society Competition
1st Place, Aged Cows Milk Cheddar

1994:

International Fancy Food Show
Finalist, Outstanding Cheese