From NPR.

An 18-month aged Swiss Gruyère has been awarded the title of World Champion Cheese 2025 at the World Cheese Awards.

More than 200 judges gathered in Switzerland this week to crown the best cheese in the world. They spent hours stroking, sniffing and tasting more than forty samples each in a competition involving over 5,000 cheeses from 46 countries.

The winner, described as "perfect and unforgettable" by one of the judges, was a Swiss Gruyère from a small alpine dairy in western Switzerland.