Wicklow Blue Brie

Made in a blue brie style, it is not dissimilar to the French Bleu de Bresse, although Wicklow Blue is firmer and more buttery in flavour. The cheese is very similar to its sibling Wicklow Ban using milk from the Hempenstall’s pedigree Friesians, but the rind has been pierced with Penicillium roqueforti to promote a bit of blue growth throughout the cheese. The cheese’s high cream content goes some way towards facilitating the development of its velvety non-bitter rind. This is a great entry level blue cheese for those new to the blue cheese world.