Westcombe Cheddar
Westcombe Cheddar has a firm, structured texture, and a deep complex flavor with a mellow lactic tang and long notes of citrus, hazelnut and caramel.
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Product Details
In the mid-20th century, when the market began favoring block cheddars, owner Richard Calver decided to stop making cheese and the farm began selling its fluid milk. In 2001, however, Westcombe decided to start making cheese again, and contacted Neal's Yard Dairy for advice. Richard's son, Tom, spent some time working at Neal's Yard before returning to the farm to make cheese. Today, Richard manages the farm and Tom makes cheese using a recipe that dates to the 1890s. Carrying both PDO status and Slow Food's Artisan Somerset Cheddar designation, Westcombe Cheddar has a firm, structured texture, and a deep complex flavor with a mellow lactic tang and long notes of citrus, hazelnut and caramel.
Size: 48 lbs Wheel; 12 lbs Quarter Wheel
Cheese Type: Cheddar
Texture: Hard
Milk: Cow
Milk Treatment: Raw
Rind: Cloth
Coagulant: Traditional
Aging: 12 months
Location: Somerset, England
Retail Pack: No
