Strictly Traditional Selection

This selection simply brings together our four best known and best loved traditional British farmhouse cheeses. This is the perfect selection for those who want to have a supply of cheese as a household staple. This combination works wonderfully as a cheeseboard. Should there be any leftovers all four cheeses are also excellent for cooking with.

*Please note Regular selection is pictured.
Regular minimum: 2 kg. Small minimum: 1.2 kg

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A selection that brings together our four best known and best loved traditional British farmhouse cheeses.

Towers of whole and cut pieces of orange coloured Appleby’s Cheshire cheese which is cloth-bound with a crumbly paste

Appleby's Cheshire

milk type
Cow

coagulant
Animal Rennet

milk treatment
Raw

A well-balanced raw milk cheese boasting rich mineral flavours upfront, a juicy acidity and the succulent yet crumbly texture that is so characteristic of a classic Cheshire.

Towers of smaller and larger cuts, and a whole Colston Bassett Stilton cheese with blue veining and a creamy, buttery paste

Close up of Colston Bassett Stilton cheese showing creamy paste and delicate blue veining

Colston Bassett Stilton

milk type
Cow

coagulant
Animal Rennet

milk treatment
Pasteurised

A blue for those who ‘don’t like blues’, the Stilton we buy from Colston Bassett is made exclusively for Neal’s Yard Dairy. Gentler, sweeter and more balanced than a ‘typical’ blue cheese, it boasts a creamy, buttery paste pierced with the delicate blue veining characteristic of a Stilton.

Tower of whole and smaller cut pieces of Kirkham's Lancashire cheeses showing the lard bound outer-casing and crumbly textured paste

Close up of a cut piece of Kirkham's Lancashire cheese in front of some larger cuts, showing the crumbly textured paste

Kirkham's Lancashire

milk type
Cow

coagulant
Animal Rennet

milk treatment
Raw

Best known for its inimitable crumbly-yet-creamy texture – a texture the Kirkham family call ‘buttery crumble’ – this raw milk farmhouse Lancashire boasts a bright, full flavour finished off by a light, yoghurty tang.

Tower of whole and smaller cut pieces of cloth-bound Montgomery's Cheddar cheese with a firm but friable paste

Montgomery's Cheddar

milk type
Cow

coagulant
Animal Rennet

milk treatment
Raw

Rich, brothy, savoury flavours are the hallmarks of the Cheddars we select from Montgomery’s. Drier and more stratified than most of the Cheddars we sell, its almost crystalline nature makes it melt in the mouth.

Clothbound with lard.

FAQs

how much cheese to buy?

As a general rule of thumb, we would recommend roughly between 100 and 150 grams per person for after dinner, and a bit more if cheese is the focus of the meal. If you are buying cheese to serve over a couple of days or as part of a buffet, it is advisable to buy a few larger pieces. This will both look better and keep better than many small bits. To help visualise weights, a good tip is to consider that a regular supermarket pat of butter weighs between 200 and 250 grams. If you are at all unsure please give us a call for some advice.

how should i store my cheese?

The best option is to keep your cheese wrapped in its paper within a box in the fridge. This will prevent the cheese from drying out and absorbing other flavours. Your cheese will arrive wrapped in waxed cheese paper, which achieves the best possible balance between maintaining humidity around the cheese and allowing it to breathe. We are happy to provide some free extra cheese paper, just search for "cheese paper" and add it to your basket. We don't recommend cling film or foil as it can cause the cheese to sweat which will negatively affect the flavour.

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