Swiss Farm Bumthang
Bumthang Swiss Farm
Cheese, honey and craft beer workshops introduced by Swiss settlers in the 1960s. Visitors can taste Emmental cheese and the Red Panda wheat beer.
Swiss-born Fritz von Schwarzenbach came to Bumthang in 1969, bringing cheese-making, apple brandy and brewing know-how. Today the Swiss Farm workshop on the edge of town sells Emmental, Gouda and local honey. Red Panda, an unfiltered wheat beer, is a Bhutanese specialty, and the brewery welcomes visitors by appointment for tastings. It makes for a relaxed afternoon outing, and you can have coffee at the Swiss Guest House next door.
Opening hours
Approx. 9:00 AM–5:00 PM (may close Sundays)
Nearby sights
- Wangdicholing Palace
- Jakar Town
- Lhodrak Kharchu Monastery
- Jakar Dzong
- Jambay Lhakhang
- Konchogsum Lhakhang
- Tamshing Lhakhang
- Kurjey Lhakhang