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most delicious traditional artisan farmhouse cheeses we can find.
As well as our all the year round Scottish favourites such as the
Reade’s Isle of Mull Cheddar and Brie; Highland Blue, Creag
Mhaol, Crowdie, Black Douglas, Crannog and Caise Cruin from Cathy
and David Biss at West Highland Dairies; Organic Clava (Brie style),
Cromal, Dunlop and Crowdie from Connage Highland Dairy, near Inverness;
Sweetmilk and Carola from Pam Rodway at Wester Lawrenceton; Forres;
Criffel, from Loch Arthur Camphill Community at Beeswing; Muckle and
Wee Wummles, Learney, Morven, Babbity Blue from Craigmylle on Royal
Deeside, and Rothiemurchus smoked Orkney cheddar with other when available
and at their best.
For the festivities from South of the Border the ever popular Stinking
Bishop and seasonal favourites such as Colston Basset Stilton and
new this year Quenby Stilton from the birthplace of Stilton. Harborne
Blue, Dorset Blue Vinney, soft- textured, complex Wigmore and creamy
Crozier Blue ewe’s milk, Sharpham Rustic and little goat’s
milk Trickles.
At present we have gorgeous, creamy Delice d’Argental and
Vacherin Mont d’Or as well as lovely Chabis Feuille, Buche
de Chevre, Ossau Iraty, Etorki and Tomme de Savoie from France.
Swiss Von Muhlenen Gruyere Premier Cru (world champion cheese) and
another favourite - Dutch Wyngaard Goat Gouda and two-year-old Reypener
VSOP Lovely Italian Taleggio and Parmesan., but the selection changes
weekly and depends on the time of year the cheeses are at their
best. We hope you are as excited as we are about our cheese.
Fruits for cheeses - Quince, Damson, Fig and Lime & Chilli,
four different sweet accompaniments to our wide range of cheeses
will provide the perfect complement to your cheeseboard. We stock
a wide choice of oatcakes and crackers to suit every taste and occasion.
If you want something very special and a real winter treat try
baked Vacherin Mont d’Or (click
here for the recipe) which are only made and available in the
late autumn when the cows come down off the high pasture.
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