Cheese Shop > Byland Blue

Tasting notes

A traditional English style blue cheese, produced with Yorkshire cows milk. Firm in texture with a delicate mottling of blue veining and a sweet, tangy, nutty flavour with a bit of kick!

Byland Blue is made from pasteurised cows milk and is suitable for vegetarians.

Background

Byland Blue is the most traditional English style of blue cheese that we produce. It is just as creamy as our continental style cheeses but is firmer and more crumbly in texture with a delicate mottling of blue veining. To develop the character of Byland Blue, we individually bandage each cheese and then place it into our bluing store that runs at a higher humidity to encourage a mould rind. Each cheese is turned every week to ensure even more moisture is drawn out. After a period of time the bandages are removed and each cheese is spiked to create air holes to enable further blue veining to develop. The next stage involves hand foiling the cheese before it goes back in to store for a further 2-3 months. This ageing process gives Byland Blue its buttery, sweet, nutty flavour which leaves a full bodied kick. A blue cheese lover\\\'s favourite.

Awards

2011 Great Taste Awards - Gold (2 Stars)

2005 World Cheese Awards - Gold Medal

2003 Bakewell Show - Supreme Champion of Show

2003 Bakewell Show - 1st Prize Blue Cheese

2003 IFEX International Cheese Awards - Silver Medal Blue Veined

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