Shropshire Blue
About This Cheese
Colston Basset Shropshire Blue cheese has an exquisite, nutty flavour, shot through with spicy notes. Its delightful taste and creamy texture are matched by its beautiful appearance, as blue veins radiate through its deep-orange body.
€9.00 – €18.00
TypeBlue, Hard
Rennetvegetarian
RegionNottinghamshire, England
Producercolston bassett dairy
Milkcow
RindN/A
Story
This relatively modern cheese was invented in Inverness in the 1970s, presumably as a means of producing a Stilton-style cheese that was not subject to the same stringent geographical restrictions. Colston Bassett Dairy make the cheese in the same-sized cheese moulds as Stilton and before the cheeses are opened they look very similar indeed. However, the orange annatto dye used in Shropshire Blue ensures that the visual similarity between the two stops as soon as the wheel is opened. Stilton and Shropshire are quite similar in taste. In equivalent conditions, Shropshire Blue is the milder of the two, with a slightly fruitier flavour and less bitterness and richness than their Stilton.
Producer
The Stilton story is a model of artisan pride and business astuteness. The Stilton Makers’ Association was set up in 1910 to protect Stilton makers from competitors trying to copy the cheese. As a result, today only eight dairies are legally permitted to make Stilton. The Colston Bassett Dairy is universally recognised as the best of these. This 100-year-old dairy has been making Stilton with the same techniques for three generations, the only difference being the introduction of pasteurisation in 1990. (BOOK)
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Ingredients: Blue Cheese (Milk, Colour: Annatto)
Allergens listed in boldÂ
Nutritional values per 100g
Energy: 1700kJ/410kcal
Fat: 35.0g
– of which saturates: 23.0g
Carbohydrates: 0.1g
– of which sugars: 0.1g
Protein: 23.7g
Salt: 2.0g
