The heritage & tradition behind Abernethy Butter
Proper butter takes time, skill and knowledge and that’s what Will and Allison Abernethy inherited from Allison’s Dad – Norman, when they started making butter by hand in 2005. Now this traditionally hand crafted butter graces the tables of top restaurants and the shelves of high end shops all over the UK and Ireland.
In terms of flavour and creamy texture, this labour intensive product stands head and shoulders above commercial butter brands and they have multiple awards to prove it.
That all-important cream comes from cows that graze on the lush green grass of the Lagan Valley. It is churned until it separates into butter and buttermilk and then washed by hand with cool, clear water to remove all traces of buttermilk.
Pure and additive free, a simple pinch of salt completes the process before it is patted by hand into their distinctive rolls and hand-wrapped. They are the only butter makers who still use the old traditional wooden butter pats to work and shape their butter.
