Tolsta Chaolais Beef
and Tolsta Chaolais Mutton
taste very good indeed
In
Tolsta Chaolais we do not rush our animals
We
breed Hebridean Blackface sheep and Highland Cattle -
two breeds that mature slowly.
Our
ewes are two and a half years old before they go to the
ram.
We
do not slaughter lambs any more than we slaughter calves
for veal, and our heather fed mutton is as different from
lamb as good beef is from veal.
All
Tolsta Chaolais meat comes from animals that are more than
two years old when slaughtered.
Our
sheep and cattle live on the hills and moors ranging far
and foraging among the heather, living a proper life.
We
like eating meat, but would rather turn vegetarian than
eat the sort of meat that is commonly found in the shops
and on the tables of this country.
We
believe that moving live animals long distances is inhumane
and it spoils the meat - All Tolsta Chaolais mutton and
beef is slaughtered on the island.
We
slaughter in the autumn and deliver in time for Christmas.
The
meat is cut, vacuum packed, and delivered to our customers
by chill van throughout mainland UK.
Minimum
quantities
One
sheep
(very approximately 20 kilos of meat)
One
quarter of beef
(very approximately 30 kilos of meat)
We
do not slaughter lambs any more than we slaughter calves
for veal, and our heather fed mutton is as different from
lamb as good beef is from veal.
Minimum
quantities