The product
Blue Stilton Cropwell Bishop
Blue cheese, one of the few British PDO cheeses
Code:
46820
Country of origin:
England
Type of Milk:
Cow's milk
Weight:
7,5 kg approx
Minimum order:
1/8
| Description | Blue cheese produced with pasteurised cow's milk |
|---|---|
| Appearance | It has a natural, hard, wrinkled rind that is grey-brown in colour. The paste is pale amber with uniform blue veins, and is compact, creamy and fairly crumbly |
| Taste | On the palate, the cheese is smooth and buttery, with a rounded, mature, rich and spicy flavour. The initial sweetness gives way to more complex notes of cooked butter, undergrowth, mushrooms and damp cellars |
| Maturing | At least 2 months |
| Curiosity | Only six dairies in the three regions of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire are authorised to produce Stilton, according to the rules laid down in the specifications. It takes 78 litres of milk to produce an 8 kg wheel of Stilton |
| Suggestions | A table cheese, it is also perfect in salads, spread on celery hearts or other raw vegetables, in jacket potatoes instead of butter, or on pizza. Delicious with sweet wine jelly or paired with a rich sake with pronounced umami notes |
| Ingredients | Cow's MILK, salt, microbial rennet, starter cultures, selected molds. Milking country: UK. |
|---|---|
| Allergens in ingredients | Milk and products thereof |
| May contain traces of: | Eggs |
| Weight | 7,5 kg approx |
| Packaging | Whole wheel wrapped, fractions vacuum packed |
| Storage Conditions (unpacked products) | Keep refrigerated at 0°C/+5°C |
| Storage Conditions (packaged products) | Keep refrigerated below +4°C |
| Instructions for use | Please remove crust before consumption.Sell fractionated |
| Country of origin of the primary ingredient | UK |
| Nutrition Declaration | Energy: 1700 kJ / 410 kcal Fat: 35 g of which saturates: 23 g Carbohydrate: 0,1 g of which sugars: 0,1 g Protein: 23,7 g Salt: 2 g Typical value per 100 g |
The producer
Cropwell Bishop Creamery - Nottingham - England
Why we chose them
From Cropwell Bishop, Stilton cheese is a family story, today it is the third generation. The company, that is placed in Nottingham (in the beautiful
valley of Belvoir), today is managed by two cousins, Robin and Ben Skailes, together with their respective fathers, called David and Ian. Their
grandfathers taught the making of Stilton cheese to them: in fact Skailes family dedicate themselves to Stilton cheese production for over 160
years.
Stilton cheese and Blue Shropshire make by Cropwell Bishop Creamery are considered among the best in England and they won a lot of awards:
quality is given from the quality of the milk that they use, from the experience of cheesemakers and from the observance of the traditional method of
production that Ben and Robin learned from them grandfathers.
Whole begin from the milk quality, that is picked up from 12 family farms in the region. The company is deeply integrate in the territory: most of
employees lives around to it, in the Cropwell Bishop village. Some employees work in the cheese factory for over 25 years and they are considered
like a family member. Mario is the head cheesemaker, he works with Skailes family for over 30 years.
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