Artisan cheese heroes

The key to great tasting cheese is not just how it is made, but the quality of the main ingredient: milk. The breed of cow/sheep/goat, the time of year, what the animal is fed on, where and how the animal is kept and whether the milk is pasteurised or raw, all affect the end-product. A happy animal produces good quality milk, perfect for cheese making.

  • Vintage Lincolnshire Poacher

    Matured for 18-22 months this cheese has a rich depth of flavour..... think full on Cheddar meets classic Comte. Smooth, rich lingering flavour with a hint of sweetness and nutty undertones. This award winning cheese is made by Simon and Tim Jones on a dairy farm of 230 Holstein fresian cows on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Made from raw cow's milk, which gives the cheese its distinctive flavour, the Jones' brothers are advocates of keeping their key asset happy. "Happy cows produce great tasting milk." So much so that 'the girls' queue up to enjoy a good old back scratch every morning before milking.

    Happy Cows at the Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese Farm

  • Colston Bassett Stilton

    In our opinion the best classic stilton, Colston Bassett has more than 100 years of artisan cheese making experience. It is one of the last remaining hand-ladled stiltons which produces an intensely rich and creamy cheese; and the Colston Bassett flavour is deep, lingering and complex.

    If you want to know how Colston Bassett is made, check out this short film which includes commentary from renowned Neal's Yard Dairy.

    100 Years Of Cheese Making At Colston Bassett Dairy

  • Cornish Yarg

    Highly distinctive cheese made by Lyhner Dairy in Cornwall. Cornish Yarg is a crumbly hard cheese with subtle milky, almost yoghurt flavour..... reminiscent of a Caerphilly. The classic Cornish Yarg is wrapped in nettles, but we also stock Garlic Yarg when in season, as the aroma of wild garlic gives the cheese a gentle garlic flavour as the cheese matures. We think well-deserved of its SuperGold at the World Cheese Awards meaning the judges ranked it in the top 70 cheese in the world!

    If you want to see how this cheese is made, Will Studd did a great short film.

    Stinging Nettle Cheese and Worlds Best Cheese