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The best cheese in the world, Mahón-Menorca cheese

Throughout its history, Mahón-Menorca Coinga cheese has won more than 40 national and international awards in the most prestigious cheese competitions in the world.

Coinga semi-cured Mahón-Menorca cheese is the most recognized Mahón-Menorca cheese. It has been elected the best cheese in the world and best Spanish cheese in different editions.
It is difficult to compare it with other cheeses because of its particular flavor. A product linked to the geoclimatic characteristics of Menorca and to a millenary cheese-making tradition that make up a unique recipe certified with Protected Designation of Origin since 1985.

Coinga Mahón-Menorca semi-cured cheese has been awarded 8 times at the World Cheese Awards, the most important cheese competition in the world.
In 1966, it won the bronze medal at the XXI International Cheese Contest held in Wisconsin, where 766 cheeses from the main cheese-producing areas of the world competed. Coinga semi-cured cheese was the only Spanish cheese to win an award out of the 31 cheeses that participated in the competition.
In 2001 it won the “Best Spanish Cheese” award from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the subgroup of pure cow’s milk pressed cheeses. This was the first edition of the “Best Spanish Cheese” awards. Two years later, our semi-cured cheese also won the runner-up prize for “Best Spanish Cheese” in the cow’s milk group.
Coinga Mahón-Menorca cured cheese has been awarded 3 times in the WORLD CHEESE AWARDS.
Coinga Mahón-Menorca tender cheese has been awarded 5 times at the World Cheese Awards.

Discover all our awards.

Latest awards

BRONZE MEDAL

AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2021

HELD IN OVIEDO, SPAIN

(SOFT CHEESE)

BEST AGRI-FOOD COOPERATIVE OF SPAIN IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2021

AWARDS AGRI-FOOD COOPERATIVES OF SPAIN – CELEBRATED IN MADRID

BRONZE MEDAL

AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2018

HELD IN BERGEN, NORWAY

(SOFT CHEESE)

BRONZE MEDAL

AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2018

HELD IN BERGEN, NORWAY

(SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

  • GOLD MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2018. HELD IN BERGEN, NORWAY (MATURED CHEESE)

    2018

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2017. HELD IN LONDON. (SA NAVETA MATURED CHEESE)

    2017

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2016. HELD IN SAN SEBASTIAN. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2016

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2015. HELD IN LONDON. (MATURED CHEESE)

    2015

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2015. HELD IN LONDON. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2015

  • FINALIST IN THE “BEST CHEESE OF SPAIN GOURMET MADRID 2015” COMPETITION (SEMI MATURE CHEESE AND SOFT CHEESE)

    2015

  • COOPERATIVE AWARD ON THE WORLD COOPERATIVE DAY 2015

    2015

  • FINALIST IN THE SOFI AWARDS 2014. HELD AT THE FANCY FOOD FAIR IN NEW YORK. JUNE 2014 (SA NAVETA MATURED CHEESE)

    2014

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2014. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2014 (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2014

  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2012. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2012 (SOFT CHEESE)

    2012

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2011. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2011 (MATURED CHEESE)

    2011

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2011. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2011 (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2011

  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2011. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2011 (SOFT CHEESE)

    2011

  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2010. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2010. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2010

  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2009. HELD IN LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIAS. OCTOBER 2009. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2009

  • SUPERIOR TASTE AWARD GRANTED BY THE “INTERNATIONAL TASTE & QUALITY INSTITUTE” 2008. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2008

  • BRONZE CINCHO IN THE VI NATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION “CINCHO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN AWARDS” 2006. (MATURED CHEESE)

    2006

  • SILVER MEDAL IN THE III GOURMETQUESOS, TASTING-COMPETITION OF THE BEST CHEESES IN SPAIN, MADRID 2005 (SOFT CHEESE)

    2005

  • ACCÉSIT FOR “BEST SPANISH CHEESE” IN THE SECOND EDITION 2003 AWARDED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD, TO THE COW’S MILK GROUP. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2003

  • GOLDEN CINCHO IN THE III NATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION “CINCHO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN AWARDS” 2002. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2002

  • BRONZE CINCHO IN THE II NATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION “CINCHO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN AWARDS” 2001 (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2001

  • AWARD FOR THE “BEST SPANISH CHEESE” IN THE FIRST EDITION 2001 AWARDED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD, IN THE SUBGROUP INDUSTRIAL PRESSED PASTA CHEESE PURE COW. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2001

  • SILVER AND BRONZE “CINCHO” IN THE FIRST NATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION OF VALLADOLID. CASTILLA Y LEÓN 2000. SILVER: (SOFT CHEESE) – BRONZE: (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2000

  • THIRD PRIZE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION HELD IN WISCONSIN (USA) 1996 (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    1996

  • GOLD MEDAL AND SILVER MEDAL AT THE TRUJILLO NATIONAL CHEESE FAIR

    1995

  • HONORABLE MENTION IN ALIMENTA 1993 - PALMA DE MALLORCA

    1993

  • SECOND PRIZE AT THE NATIONAL CHEESE FAIR HELD IN TRUJILLO

    1993

  • GOLD MEDAL IN THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION “EXPOLACTEA'91” - CANTABRIA

    1991

  • AWARD FOR THE BEST UNCOOKED PRESSED COW'S MILK CHEESE - BILBAO

    1991

  • GOLD MEDAL AT THE THIRD “ALIMENTARIA” INTERNATIONAL CHEESE TASTING

    1990

  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE “SALON INTERNATIONAL DU FROMAGE” PARIS

    1989

  • BRONZE MEDAL IN THE SECOND “ALIMENTARIA” INTERNATIONAL CHEESE TASTING

    1988

  • AWARD FOR THE BEST NATIONAL CHEESE IN “INTEREXPO ALIMENTACIÓN” LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIAS

    1981

  • MASTER OF POPULARITY OF THE YEAR 1981 AWARDED BY “MASTER BAROMETER ASOCIATION S.A.”

    1981

  • DIPLOMA OF HONOR IN THE “INTERNATIONAL FIELD FAIR” - MADRID

    1972

2010 - 2020

  • GOLD MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2018. HELD IN BERGEN, NORWAY (MATURED CHEESE)

    2018

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2017. HELD IN LONDON. (SA NAVETA MATURED CHEESE)

    2017

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2016. HELD IN SAN SEBASTIAN. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2016

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2015. HELD IN LONDON. (MATURED CHEESE)

    2015

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2015. HELD IN LONDON. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2015

  • FINALIST IN THE “BEST CHEESE OF SPAIN GOURMET MADRID 2015” COMPETITION (SEMI MATURE CHEESE AND SOFT CHEESE)

    2015

  • COOPERATIVE AWARD ON THE WORLD COOPERATIVE DAY 2015

    2015

  • FINALIST IN THE SOFI AWARDS 2014. HELD AT THE FANCY FOOD FAIR IN NEW YORK. JUNE 2014 (SA NAVETA MATURED CHEESE)

    2014

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2014. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2014 (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2014

  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2012. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2012 (SOFT CHEESE)

    2012

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2011. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2011 (MATURED CHEESE)

    2011

  • BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2011. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2011 (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2011

  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2011. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2011 (SOFT CHEESE)

    2011

  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2010. HELD IN BIRMINGHAM. NOVEMBER 2010. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2010

2000 - 2010

  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHEESE AWARD 2009. HELD IN LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIAS. OCTOBER 2009. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2009

  • SUPERIOR TASTE AWARD GRANTED BY THE “INTERNATIONAL TASTE & QUALITY INSTITUTE” 2008. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2008

  • BRONZE CINCHO IN THE VI NATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION “CINCHO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN AWARDS” 2006. (MATURED CHEESE)

    2006

  • SILVER MEDAL IN THE III GOURMETQUESOS, TASTING-COMPETITION OF THE BEST CHEESES IN SPAIN, MADRID 2005 (SOFT CHEESE)

    2005

  • ACCÉSIT FOR “BEST SPANISH CHEESE” IN THE SECOND EDITION 2003 AWARDED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD, TO THE COW’S MILK GROUP. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2003

  • GOLDEN CINCHO IN THE III NATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION “CINCHO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN AWARDS” 2002. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2002

  • BRONZE CINCHO IN THE II NATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION “CINCHO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN AWARDS” 2001 (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2001

  • AWARD FOR THE “BEST SPANISH CHEESE” IN THE FIRST EDITION 2001 AWARDED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD, IN THE SUBGROUP INDUSTRIAL PRESSED PASTA CHEESE PURE COW. (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2001

  • SILVER AND BRONZE “CINCHO” IN THE FIRST NATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION OF VALLADOLID. CASTILLA Y LEÓN 2000. SILVER: (SOFT CHEESE) – BRONZE: (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    2000

1972 - 2000

  • THIRD PRIZE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION HELD IN WISCONSIN (USA) 1996 (SEMI MATURE CHEESE)

    1996

  • GOLD MEDAL AND SILVER MEDAL AT THE TRUJILLO NATIONAL CHEESE FAIR

    1995

  • HONORABLE MENTION IN ALIMENTA 1993 - PALMA DE MALLORCA

    1993

  • SECOND PRIZE AT THE NATIONAL CHEESE FAIR HELD IN TRUJILLO

    1993

  • GOLD MEDAL IN THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CHEESE COMPETITION “EXPOLACTEA'91” - CANTABRIA

    1991

  • AWARD FOR THE BEST UNCOOKED PRESSED COW'S MILK CHEESE - BILBAO

    1991

  • GOLD MEDAL AT THE THIRD “ALIMENTARIA” INTERNATIONAL CHEESE TASTING

    1990

  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE “SALON INTERNATIONAL DU FROMAGE” PARIS

    1989

  • BRONZE MEDAL IN THE SECOND “ALIMENTARIA” INTERNATIONAL CHEESE TASTING

    1988

  • AWARD FOR THE BEST NATIONAL CHEESE IN “INTEREXPO ALIMENTACIÓN” LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIAS

    1981

  • MASTER OF POPULARITY OF THE YEAR 1981 AWARDED BY “MASTER BAROMETER ASOCIATION S.A.”

    1981

  • DIPLOMA OF HONOR IN THE “INTERNATIONAL FIELD FAIR” - MADRID

    1972