Black Bomber Explodes Into Waitrose Stores

January 17, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

KABOOM!!! This cheddar cheese provides an explosion for the palate! My first experience of this cheese was at Top Gear Live in Birmingham at the NEC of all places over two years ago now. Although the environment was perplexing the taste of the cheese certainly wasn’t! In a word; incredible. Its accolades include The Great British Cheese Awards, […]

Barber’s 1833 Cheddar- “It Only Leaves When It’s Ready”

September 2, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hello Cheddar Cheesy1’s! From this week I’m going to trial moving my posts to a Wednesday evening because this is the time I have the most visits & views. I have selected a cheese which is currently in my fridge at home and it is one of the biggest contributors to the cheese pavilion at […]

Vintage Applewood – A smokey cheese with a bite

April 19, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

Hello Cheesy1’s! Last week I featured a cheese that a colleague of mine suggested and this week I have chosen another colleague favourite. This week it comes courtesy of Billy Matthews who has asked me to write about Vintage Applewood Smoked Cheddar that is made using a Vintage traditional Cheddar from Somerset. It is a […]

3 Year Aged Cornish Quartz Cheddar will quench your hankering for crunch!

April 12, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Good Morning Cheesy1’s, I hope you all had a lovely Easter and that the food & chocolate kept you full! This week I’m featuring a cheese that my fellow Deli & Cheese colleague Max Nailor enjoys which is the 3 year aged Cornish Quartz Cheddar. Produced exclusively for Waitrose by Davidstow Creamery & aged for […]

Malt Loaf Vs Cheese

February 21, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hello Cheesy1’s! This week is a battle between three cheeses to see which is the best on top of malt loaf slices. With a recent TV advert for this brand of malt loaf it was being advertised to be eaten with cheese but which cheese to choose? So on this weeks shopping trip I picked […]

Why are there blue veins in my Cheddar?! With Help From The Courtyard Dairy

January 25, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Good Evening Cheesy1’s, Earlier today I was contacted by Andy Swinscoe from The Courtyard Dairy who had originally researched into blue veining and asked if I could collaborate with The Courtyard Dairy on this post, so below is an update to the original post. Enjoy and don’t forget to visit http://www.thecourtyarddairy.co.uk/ the Cheesemonger Of The Year 2013. […]

Quantock Gold – Pasteurised Cow’s Milk, Suitable For Vegetarian’s

November 2, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

Good Morning Cheesy1’s, Continuing the Cricketer Farm theme is Quantock Gold which is a Somerset cheddar that is made with cream from only Jersey & Guernsey cows, this in turn makes it indulgently smooth & velvety. Quantock Gold is a decadent cheese that is handmade using a traditional recipe, which only uses milk from Jersey and Guernsey cows sourced […]

Cheeky Traditional Cheddar – Pasteurised Cow’s Milk & Not for Vegetarians (Rind rubbed in pork fat)

October 26, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Good Morning Readers, As promised over the next few weeks I’m going to bring to you a variety of Cricketer Farm cheeses and this week its the Cheeky Traditional cheddar. Below is a description of traditional cheeses from the Cricketer Farm website. “Our first traditional cheeses were created in the 1940’s and since then the […]

Tickler Cheddar – Pasteurised Cow’s Milk, Suitable For Vegetarians

February 21, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

Nothing will tickle your tastebuds more than a piece of Tickler cheddar! A cheddar thats as understated as the pong that comes from an extremely ripe brie in your fridge! But do not fear because behind the upfront name, packaging and marketing is a serious cheddar produced in Taw Valley, Devon. Recently bought by […]