Shropshire Blue 200g

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.