{"data":{"slug":"berkswell","name":"Berkswell","country":"England","milk":"sheep","style":"hard","style_label":"Hard & aged","strength":4,"strength_label":"Bold","summary":"Britain\u2019s best sheep\u2019s-milk cheese, moulded in kitchen colanders.","image":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/berkswell\/portrait.svg","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/berkswell","region":"West Midlands","aka":null,"texture":"Hard and dense with a granular break and small crystals","rind":"Natural, dimpled from the plastic kitchen colanders it is moulded in","age":{"min_months":4,"max_months":8,"label":"4 mo \u2013 8 mo"},"description":"Made at Ram Hall in Berkswell since the 1980s, from the farm's own flock. The distinctive dimpled, flying-saucer shape comes from the colanders the curd is drained in \u2014 a piece of improvisation that became the cheese's signature.\n\nDense and sweet with a fruity, almost tropical note and a lanolin richness. It stands comparison with any Pyrenean or Sardinian sheep's cheese.","flavour_notes":["pineapple","lanolin","caramel","toasted nut"],"pairings":["Sherry","Quince paste","Almonds","Rioja"],"vegetarian":false,"pasteurised":false,"tasting_notes":{"count":0,"average_rating":null},"related":[{"slug":"west-country-farmhouse-cheddar","name":"West Country Farmhouse Cheddar","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/west-country-farmhouse-cheddar"},{"slug":"aged-gouda","name":"Aged Gouda","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/aged-gouda"},{"slug":"appenzeller","name":"Appenzeller","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/appenzeller"},{"slug":"avonlea-clothbound-cheddar","name":"Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/avonlea-clothbound-cheddar"}]}}