[Buttermilk]

I can tell the difference but OH cannot.

[plumseverywhere]

Shop bought goat's milk tastes minging IMO!!  I think it tastes how a billy smells.   Our raw milk is consumed by all 4 of my daughters (even in milkshakes) and they love it.   I tend to not drink it as I'm not good with full fat milk so buy skimmed, rest of the family use Savannah's milk though.
Of course, part of my job is promoting goats milk and all of its health benefits and having seen the difference in the girls eczema, husbands asthma and even my mum with her MS and its complications I definitely rate it very highly (not to mention it makes awesome soap    )

[ballingall]

In all honesty, I cannot say that there is no difference is taste. And that's because I don't like the taste of cows milk, but I do like the taste of goats milk. I do agree, do not consider that your own home produced milk will taste like shop bought goats milk, it won't.

However, 2 years ago, my sister moved onto her own small holding, and was able to move her goats in with her for the first time. She has 4 daughters, then they were 14, 12, 10 and 10. 2.5 years on, and she still buys cows milk. 2 of them are fine, the other two taste the difference, even in tea! They do use a lot less bought milk, and goats milk is used in all the cooking (cheese /white sauces, baking etc).

Beth