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Colston Bassett Stilton

Colston Bassett Stilton
$21.50
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This English Stilton is made by Billy Kevan and his team at Colston Bassett Dairy, located in Nottinghamshire, England. The wheels we sell are especially selected for Talbott & Arding by Neals Yard Dairy.

Colston Bassett Stilton is buttery and silky in texture. Flavors are a delicious balance of rich, deep, resonant notes of cream, earth and spice with a lingering finish.

Pairs beautifully with Talbott & Arding’s Spelt crackers and seeded honey. 

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Tasting Notes

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Butter, chocolate, spice, earth, and mushrooms

Tasting notes

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Cow's milk, Salt, Starter Culture, Rennet

Allergens: Milk

Ingredients

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Unpasteurized Cow's Milk, Salt, Starter Culture, Rennet

Allergens: Milk

Producer Details

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Colston Bassett is one of the smallest Stilton dairies in the UK. Today, milk is sourced from four different farms, each located within 1.5 miles of the dairy, that have been supplying it since the 1920s. In most cases the farms are still operated by the original families. During that time, there have only been five Dairy Managers at Colston Bassett. Billy Kevan has been at the dairy since 1999 and is the current cheesemaker who oversees production.

Enjoy With

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Candied figs, berry preserves, a light honey, Sauternes

Storage Tips

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When you receive your cheese, unpack the order and refrigerate the items. We recommend using the cheese paper we send most of our products in to store the cheese. The cheese paper helps cover the items and stop them from drying out, while also allowing the cheese to breathe. Since cheese is mold, it's a living thing! If you cut off air circulation to the cheese, you can actually cause it to suffocate and spoil at a faster rate.

Shipping & Returns

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We will always choose the option that gets your cheese to you at its best, you will be alerted at checkout if expedited shipping applies to your order.

Cow's Milk Blue
Colston Bassett Stilton
Colston Bassett Stilton
  • 8oz
  • 1lb
  • 1.5lbs
  • 2lbs
More About the Producer

Colston Bassett Stilton

Made by a small cooperative in Nottinghamshire since 1913, Colston Bassett is widely considered the finest Stilton produced. Montgomery's Cheddar — The Montgomery family has been making cheddar at Manor Farm in Somerset for three generations. It remains one of the defining examples of raw milk, clothbound English cheddar. Sparkenhoe Red Leicester — Raw milk, clothbound Red Leicester had been extinct for half a century Murrayscheese when David and Jo Clarke revived it on their Leicestershire farm in 2005. Sparkenhoe is now the only producer of traditional raw milk Red Leicester in the country.

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