milk type
Cow
coagulant
Animal Rennet
milk treatment
Pasteurised
location
North Cadbury, Somerset
milk source
Own herd
breed
Jersey
season
All year
average age
3 Months
cheesemakers
Tim Griffey
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Ogleshield cheese was originally called Jersey Shield and had a natural rind composed of greyish-green moulds. William Oglethorpe – then senior cheese maturer at Neal's Yard Dairy – came up with the idea of washing the cheese with a brine solution in order to better mature it, and, in recognition of his contribution, his surname was incorporated into its name.
background
our work with this cheese
Accompaniments
Serving Suggestions
Add slices of Ogleshield to a buttered baguette with cucumber and crisp green lettuce.Recipes
Three-Cheese Cauliflower Gratin
A powerhouse of English cheeses—Montgomery’s crumbly and nutty cheddar; Ogleshield, a washed-rind Jersey cow milk cheese; and buttery, blue-veined Colston Bassett Stilton—blankets cauliflower flore...Omelette Arnold Bennett
The famous breakfast dish—with a Borough Market twist.Films
A Little History of Ogleshield
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Ogleshield
The West Country’s answer to raclette, Ogleshield is a gentle yet complex cheese, with a sweet and milky aroma and warm, savoury flavour reminiscent of chicken broth


Ogleshield cheese was originally called Jersey Shield and had a natural rind composed of greyish-green moulds. William Oglethorpe – then senior cheese maturer at Neal's Yard Dairy – came up with the idea of washing the cheese with a brine solution in order to better mature it, and, in recognition of his contribution, his surname was incorporated into its name.
milk type
Cow
coagulant
Animal Rennet
milk treatment
Pasteurised
location
North Cadbury, Somerset
milk source
Own herd
breed
Jersey
season
All year
average age
3 Months
cheesemakers
Tim Griffey
background
Jamie Montgomery is best known for his farmhouse Cheddar, which has been made by the Montgomery family for three generations; Ogleshield, a washed-rind cheese that is relatively quick to produce in comparison to Cheddar, was born of Jamie's decision to transform the milk of his herd of Jersey cows – milk which until then was exclusively sold for drinking – into cheese. After being moulded, the cheeses are washed with a brine solution every three days, creating a moist, slightly pungent rind which softens the cheese and enriches its deep, savoury flavour. Made by cheesemaker Tim Griffery, Ogleshield is the only cheese made exclusively from Jersey cow's milk to be sold at Neal's Yard Dairy.
our work with this cheese
We visit North Cadbury Court, Jamie Montgomery's farm, every month to select Cheddar. While there, we taste through the Ogleshield and give direct feedback as well as passing on observations from the team at our maturing arches in Bermondsey.
pairing suggestion
Add slices of Ogleshield to a buttered baguette with cucumber and crisp green lettuce.