Old Winchester Cheese

£7.00 200g

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As the name suggests, this is an aged Winchester cheese. 

Winchester is a cheddar/gouda hybrid and Old Winchester is no different. Aged for 20 months, this is a cheese that is explosive in flavour and texture alike. You’ll be getting beautifully caramelised and smoky flavours coming through with gorgeous crystalline crunches. 

This is a powerful, fruity cheese, with a full sweet flavour. The perfect cross between Gouda, Parmesan and Cheddar, this is a cheese that will make your mouth water.

Pasturised

Hard

Vegetarian

Cow's Milk

Quote from the Cheesemonger:

“We love the fudgey texture and nutty flavours of Old Winny – this combination makes it perfect for both a cheese board and for cooking with!”

Flavour Profile: Smokey, caramelised with gorgeous crystalline crunches and a distinctive nuttiness that is just divine. 

Drinks Pairing: Red, red wine!! Or go boujee and pair it with our Vista Alegre Moscatel for a real treat.  

About the Maker: In the New Forest at Lyburn Farm, Mike and Judie Smales have created a modern British classic cheese – Old Winchester.

As milk prices fell, Mike and Judie decided they needed an outlet for the milk from their 180 British Friesian cows.  Deciding to make cheese, they went on a one-day Cheddar-making course with Val Bines.  Armed with this basic knowledge the Smales decided to make a Gouda-style (the curd is washed so the cheese ends up slightly more sweet): “When we started to make cheese twelve years ago,” says Mike, “we deliberately chose not to make Cheddar, for all the obvious reasons, not least there are already quite a lot of them.  So we started with a Gouda-style recipe.”

How to Enjoy: This is a fantastic veggie parmesan replacement! Get it on your pasta and tuck on in. 

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