Made by Ruaridh Stone near Tain, Rosshire

Blue Cows Milk Cheese

Traditional Animal Rennet

Pasteurised Cows Milk

Until recently, Ruaridh (pronounced Rory)’s family were best known for a simple, traditional Caboc, but in the past 5 or 6 years however, in his converted brewery by the sea, he now makes Strathdon Blue. He buys milk from a local cooperative which includes one herd of Ayrshires and the rest are Holstein-Friesians. Ayrshires are a traditional dairy breed whose milk is particularly well suited to cheesemaking. Ruaraidh believes that this adds a touch or richness to the cheese. Strathdon Blue has a wrinkled sticky blue-green-grey rind and a creamy interior puncutated by blue moulds. Its flavours are milky and savoury-salty alleviated by the blue while its texture is soft and yielding.