Cheese of the week - Harrogate Blue
May 31, 2014 • Stephen Fleming
Our cheese of the week is also one of our biggest sellers - Harrogate Blue. The cheese has also just won a gold medal at the British Cheese Awards earlier this week. Created by Judy Bell's daughters Katie and Caroline at Shepherd's Purse Cheeses in Thirsk, it was launched in 2012 and won Best New Product at the Great Yorkshire Show in the same year. It then won a silver medal at the World Cheese Awards and a gold at the Gobal Cheese awards in the same year.Matured for at least 10 weeks the cheese has a creamy texture and...
Cheese of the week - Sparkenhoe Red Leicester
May 24, 2014 • Stephen Fleming
Cheese of the week is a Sparkenhoe Red Leicester. Made by David and Jo Clarke in Leicestershire, it is the only handmade unpasteurised Red Leicester in the world. The cheese is matured for 6 months to develop a creamy, flaky texture and a nutty taste.
Cheeses of the week: Hellfire and Beenleigh Blue
April 26, 2014 • Stephen Fleming
Our cheeses of the week this week are Hellfire and Beenleigh Blue, Hellfire Made by Cryer and Stott in Wakefield,Hellfire is a combination of cheddar, mustard seeds and Leeds Brewery Hellfire Pale Ale. It takes it's inspiration from French cheeses which combine mustard seeds and that are then washed in beer. Beenleigh Blue A moist, crumbly blue cheese made by Ticklemore Cheese in Devon. Rich, sweet and nutty, similar to Roquefort, it is one of only three ewe’s milk blue cheeses made in the UK