Kerrygold hailed as worlds butteriest butter [Video]

It’s one of the nation’s most celebrated creations – and now Kerrygold butter has been hailed as the “butteriest butter” in the world.

Tasters who tried leading brands even eulogised about unwrapping a half-pound block of Kerrygold, describing it as “almost transcendent”.

The butter had New York Times taste testers churning out compliments about its golden colour before they had even tasted the spread.

Their review said: “The experience of unwrapping a brick of Kerrygold Salted Butter is almost transcendent.

“Peeling back the golden foil, catching a glimpse of the similarly golden butter beneath, and you’re reaching for a knife and a slice of bread before you even know what you’re doing.”

This will come as no surprise to people here and Kerrygold is now our most successful food export, as the only Irish food brand to exceed €1bn sales worldwide in a single year.

It is the No 1 butter brand in Germany, the top imported …