Boyne Valley Blue

Boyne Valley blue is made by Michael and Jenny Finegan in Co. Meath and is one of the few blue goat’s milk cheese produced in Ireland. Indeed, blue goat’s cheeses are truly a rarity on the worldwide market, as it is a difficult balance to strike to ensure that the delicate goats milk flavours are still apparent with the presence of the more assertive blue flavours. The mottled brown rind encloses a semi-hard opaque - white paste containing cavernous, mould-lined holes from which the cheese derives its strength. The paste of the cheese appears quite dry and crumbly, but there is a certain pleasing elasticity to the texture.