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Innes Button

The second cheese I picked up at La Fromagerie was an Innes Button from Innes Cheese made by Highfields Farm Dairy in Tamworth, Staffordshire. it that was topped with crushed pink peppercorns (hence the red toppping). Innes Buttons are small (45 gram) very fresh button’s of unpasteurised goats milk. They have a shelf life of one week and are aged from 5 days.

I’ll start the review with this — this was one of the top 5 cheeses I have ever had! The aroma was very fresh. The cheese was indeed very young. There was no rind. The interior was slightly grainy, but overall soft and spreadable. There were three defining characteristics of the taste: fresh, citrus, and sweet. There was no goats milk tang. The Innes was very, very fresh tasting with definite citrus notes. It had a sweet finish with a slight taste of honey. Overall, this was an awesome cheese. The presentation, the taste, everything. I really wish I had picked up a few more of these to try, but then I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed the one so much. Maybe …