#60 Colston Bassett Stilton

"England has need of thee, and so have I"
G. K. Chesterton - Sonnet to a Stilton cheese
Stilton, just like its French and Italian cousins, Roquefort and Gorgonzola, is made by adding blue mould and then piercing the cheese to let in the oxygen required for the blue veins to develop.
Only five dairies are licensed to make Stilton, the classic English blue. And (of course) none are in the village of Stilton.
Colston Bassett (which, let's face it, would have been a much more long winded name for a cheese) is a village in Nottinghamshire.
http://colstonbassettdairy.co.uk/cheeses/index.html
Colston Bassett Stilton is a sharp, creamy and lemony old thing with a brown rind. Made from cow's milk - its not particularly blue.








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# 61 Jackson's Track by Old Telegraph Road

Jackson's Track is a cow's milk cheese with a bloomy, white rind that, in this sample, was just breaking out a little. Its perfectly ripe, pale, yellow interior was very buttery with a little hint of cauliflower.
From the two tall chefs at the cheese shop.








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