Blue Cow’s milk

Blue Stilton

England’s protected blue — and it cannot legally be made in Stilton.

Drawn by the app from this cheese’s own record — paste, rind and texture come from the data, not a stock library.

Stilton has a protected designation covering three counties, none of which contains the village of Stilton; the village was the coaching-inn stop where the cheese was sold, not made. Only six dairies are licensed to produce it.

The curd is hand-ladled and never pressed, which leaves the open texture the blue needs. Rich, mineral and lightly peppery, with a long buttery finish. Do not pour port into it — cut it in wedges from the top.

Tastes of

butter minerals pepper a sweet malty finish

Put it next to

Port Fruit cake Celery Barleywine