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Thomas Joseph Butchery — The Premium Cuts Guide
Beyond the Ordinary: Wagyu, Galician & Gran Reserva
You've read our BBQ guides. You know your tomahawk from your bavette. Now it's time to go further. This is the TJB premium range — the cuts we reserve for those who want the very best beef that exists anywhere in the world, delivered to your door by Thomas Joseph Butchery.
At Thomas Joseph Butchery, everything we do starts with an obsession with sourcing. Our grass-fed, dry-aged British beef is exceptional — but beyond that sits a tier of cuts that operate on a different level entirely. This is where decades of animal husbandry, ancient breeds, extraordinary terroir and the art of dry-ageing converge into something that has to be tasted to be understood. Welcome to our premium range: Golden Herd Heritage Wagyu, Galician beef, Basque Region beef, ex-dairy ribeye, and our hand-selected Bespoke Editions.
Think of it like wine. Our grass-fed British beef is a superb, well-made bottle from a trusted producer. What follows is the Grand Cru.
"Just like a fine wine, the cattle continue to develop their flavour profile as they age — producing meat of exceptional depth and buttery richness that defies comparison."
Range 01 — TJB Exclusive
Golden Herd Heritage Wagyu: The Best British Wagyu You Can Buy
Developed in unison with a collective of the UK's most passionate Wagyu farmers, our Golden Herd Heritage Wagyu is the crème de la crème of everything we sell. Every animal is hand-selected at slaughter from the top 1% of what comes through the door. Raised on lush British pastures across Yorkshire, Kent and Sussex, this is Wagyu with full traceability and minimal food miles — and it's outstanding.
The Golden Herd Heritage Wagyu Tomahawk is the most dramatic expression of British Wagyu you can put on a plate. Extraordinary marbling runs through every millimetre of the cut, guaranteeing a juicy, intensely flavoured steak with that characteristic rich, buttery finish that Wagyu is famous for. The long rib bone gives you theatre and insulation in equal measure during the cook — sear hard over high heat then finish low and slow, indirectly, until it reaches temperature. Rest for at least ten minutes before carving. It's a cut that makes grown adults go quiet.
Shop Wagyu Tomahawk →If the Tomahawk is the statement piece, the Golden Herd Heritage Wagyu Ribeye is the one you'll reach for again and again. The perfect balance of rich marbling, intense flavour and tender juiciness — this is the ribeye as it was always meant to be. Cook it in a screaming hot pan rather than on the grill if you can; the fat from Wagyu renders at a lower temperature than standard beef, and a cast iron pan gives you maximum control. Finish with a small knob of butter basted over the top in the final minute. Tom calls the bone-in version the unquestionable best bone-in ribeye they do. We're not about to disagree.
Shop Wagyu Ribeye →Tom's own words on the Golden Herd Heritage Wagyu Bone-In Fore-Rib: "Without question, this is the best beef roasting joint we do. A staple for every special occasion." The fat cap sits on top of the joint throughout the cook, self-basting the meat with Wagyu fat as the temperature rises — producing a roast that is unlike anything you'll have experienced from British supermarket beef. Hand-prepared by our butchers, tied, chined and with the paddywhack removed for easy carving. If you're only ever going to push the boat out once this year, this is the joint to do it on.
Shop Wagyu Fore-Rib →🔥 TJB Wagyu Tip
Wagyu fat melts at a lower temperature than standard beef, which is why it's so extraordinary to eat — but it also means you need slightly less heat to cook it. Lower your grill or pan temperature compared to what you'd use for a regular steak, and always rest Wagyu for longer than you think necessary. The payoff is exceptional.
Range 02 — Gran Reserva
Galician Beef: The "Spanish Wagyu" That Will Change How You Think About Steak
In Spain, a Gran Reserva wine is aged for a minimum of five years. Our Gran Reserva beef range follows the same philosophy — older cattle, raised for far longer than the UK norm, producing meat of extraordinary complexity. This is our no-holds-barred section, and the Galician beef at its heart is something genuinely special.
The Dry-Aged Galician Ribeye Steak is sourced from Rubia Gallega cattle reared in the hills of Galicia, Northern Spain — animals raised for 8 to 12 years on pasture, grazing on grasses, haylage and home-made silage. The result of this extraordinary patience is a beef that is often called the "Spanish Wagyu" — not because the breed is related, but because the marbling that develops through the eye of the muscle is consistent, intricate and visually stunning. The fat is golden-yellow, a direct indicator of the time spent on natural pasture. The flavour is deep, rich and complex in a way that younger beef simply cannot replicate.
We dry-age in-house at TJB to concentrate that signature depth further. The result is a cut worthy of its reputation — one of the world's most sought-after steaks, available for next-day delivery to your door.
Shop Galician Ribeye →Alongside the Galician ribeye, our Gran Reserva range encompasses exceptional ex-dairy beef from the UK and across Europe — older, pasture-raised animals whose beef defies comparison with anything from the standard commercial supply chain. These cattle have lived full lives on grass, and that time shows in every bite: a depth of flavour, a richness of fat and a tenderness that comes not from youth, but from maturity. Dry-aged in-house at TJB to bring out the full potential of each cut, this is beef for those who seek true complexity on the plate.
Shop the Gran Reserva Range →Don't overlook the Dry-Aged Ex-Dairy Ribeye. Ex-dairy cattle — older cows whose beef is rarely celebrated in UK butchery — produce some of the most richly flavoured, marbled meat available. At TJB we've long been advocates for this underappreciated cut, dry-ageing it in-house to draw out its considerable potential. Grass-fed and pasture-raised, this is exceptional beef at a price point that makes it one of the best-value premium cuts in our entire range. If you've never tried ex-dairy beef, this is the place to start.
Shop Ex-Dairy Ribeye →🔥 TJB Gran Reserva Tip
Older beef with developed marbling and golden fat rewards simple cooking above all else. Season generously with good flaky salt, cook to medium-rare, and resist the temptation to over-complicate it. A great cut of Galician or ex-dairy beef needs nothing more than heat, rest, and good company.
⭐ TJB Bespoke Editions
Something New Every Week — If You Can Get It
Beyond our permanent ranges sits something that operates on an entirely different level: our Bespoke Editions. Each week, our butchers hand-select and age a limited number of extraordinary pieces — cuts from unique British native breeds, Australian and Japanese Wagyu, Galician and Basque imports, and everything in between. When a piece is ready and worthy, we photograph the exact cut, list it on the page, and open it up. Stock is extremely limited and always sells fast.
Past editions have included 100-day aged Belted Galloway, A5 Kagoshima Wagyu ribeye, Grade 5 Westholme Australian Wagyu, and rare breed cuts that simply don't appear anywhere else in the UK online butchery market. New drops land every Tuesday around 12–3pm. If you see something, don't wait — it won't be there the following day.
Browse Bespoke Editions →The Full Picture Why TJB's Premium Range Is Different
What separates the TJB Wagyu range and Gran Reserva collection from anything else available online isn't just the sourcing — it's what happens after. Cut's are dry-aged in-house in our custom-built ageing facilities. We don't outsource the ageing to a wholesaler. We don't rush it. We control every variable — the fans, the humidity, the temperature — and we release each cut only when it's ready.
That means when a Golden Herd Wagyu Tomahawk or a Galician ribeye arrives at your door, it has been in our hands from selection to dispatch. The traceability is total. The quality is guaranteed. And the flavour is the best argument for itself we could ever make.
If you haven't already explored our BBQ Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 guides, they're the natural starting point — but when you're ready to take things further, this is where that journey leads.
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