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Ravens Oak Goat Cheese

Ravens Oak Goat Cheese is made by Butlers Cheeses at their Ravens Oak Dairy in Cheshire. The cheese, as implied in the name, is a slightly aged goat’s milk cheese made in small rounds, in a similar size to Camembert or Brie. The exterior is coated in a pillowy, bloomy rind. The interior paste is snow white, with a slight amount of ripening near the rind (the amount all depends on the age of the cheese). The paste is soft and smooth as you would expect in an aged goat’s milk cheese. There isn’t much aroma. The taste is fresh, without too much goaty tang. There is a hint of citrus tartness, like a light lemon flavor (Raven’s Oak says white wine, which I think it apt, maybe like a sauvignon blanc). Overall, a nice cheese for a snack with some water crackers or as the goat cheese selection a cheese board, e.g., the kind of goat cheese that people who don’t like fresh goat cheese would likely enjoy and not even notice.