Dorstone is made at Neal's Yard Creamery by Charlie Westhead – one of Neal's Yard Dairy's earliest employees. Neal's Yard Dairy started life as an actual dairy in Covent Garden, making yoghurts and crème fraiche and a few young cheeses, then as we grew Neal's Yard Creamery was established as a separate business. Named for the Dorstone Hill upon which Neal's Yard Creamery sits, Dorstone is made by setting the curd very slowly overnight then gently ladling it onto matting to allow it to drain before being mixed with salt and packed into moulds, giving it its signature fluffy texture and gentle acidity. After draining for 24 hours, the cheese is rolled in edible vegetable ash. The fine, whorl-like wrinkles are formed thanks to a yeast called Geotrichum which contributes to the cheese's distinctive taste.
