Orders may arrive +/- 2 days from your preferred delivery date.
Orders may arrive +/- 2 days from your preferred delivery date.
A thin, earthy rind with notes of raw mushroom give way to a creamy then crumbly curd, with a clean, fresh flavour and a pleasantly mineral tang.
*Please note that we sell both a pasteurised and a raw milk version of this cheese. The cheese you receive will be labelled with the appropriate milk treatment.
Average age 2-3 months
Raw or Pasteurised Cow's MILK, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Animal Rennet
Standard delivery is free to most postcodes in the UK for orders over £39.50. Click here for a list of postcodes where additional delivery charges apply.
For orders under £39.50, standard delivery is £8.00.
Collection from our London shops is free - choose Shop Collection at checkout.
Evercreech, Somerset
Though widely regarded as a classic Welsh cheese, Cheddar makers in Somerset have been making Caerphilly since the late 19th century as a means of generating some short-term cash while their slow-ageing Cheddars matured.
Duckett's Caerphilly is produced at Westcombe Dairy in Somerset using the same milk used to make the acclaimed Westcombe Cheddar. It is named after Chris Duckett, who moved his cheesemaking operations to Westcombe in the late 1990s. The Ducketts' original farm was based in nearby Wedmore, where the family had been making their Caerphilly since the 1920s. When a few years later Chris retired from cheesemaking, the team at Westcombe resolved to keep the tradition alive by adopting both his recipe and his original brine tank. They continue to brine the cheese in this tank, which is over 20 years old and carries a unique microbial community.
We visit Westcombe Dairy six times per year to taste and select Duckett's Caerphilly.
Much enjoyed and very prompt delivery
A terrific Caerphilly that was crumbly and with that distinctive tang I remember from sixty years ago! It was a palate winner on a seedy sourdough with a crisp apple on the plate too and a dab of my own made winter chutney - mostly dates, figs and apricots. More and more your cheeses become a kind of Proustian Madelaine transporting me back to my youth. Forgive the poetic impulse - but you really do raise our imaginative horizons! Christopher Cook
Hi Christopher, we appreciate your feedback and are delighted to hear that Duckett's is part of your memories in such a special way. Thank you so much for sharing your inspiring experience with us.
Best wishes,
NYD
A good flavour. I agree with your serving suggestions that this cheese is great served melted. It brings out the best.
Your feedback is much appreciated Susan. We're happy to hear that Duckett's was a big hit!
Kind regards,
NYD
A delicious Caerphilly, moderately sharp, excellent paired with an oatcake and perhaps a little fig chutney.
Your feedback is much appreciated Patrick! Thank you so much.
Kind regards,
NYD
Very satisfied with ordering and delivery of delicious cheeses
We appreciate your feedback Bryan. Many thanks for taking the time to share it with us.
Kind regards,
NYD
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