Dewlay Lancashire
May 6th, 2010 | by tb |
This is the first of several cheese I purchased when visiting The West Country Cheese Co. in Barnstaple, North Devon. If you are ever in the area, I highly recommend a visit. Lovely people, great advice, and excellent prices!
Dewlay Cheesemaker’s Lancashire is a cow’s milk cheese that is made from milk from local Lancashire farms. This was the fresher version of Lancashire. Apparently it ages well too. It’s a clothbound cheese that has a slightly off-white colored interior that looks both creamy and crumbly at the same time. There is a faint tangy aroma. The texture is the same – both creamy and crumbly. The taste is wonderful. It starts out acidic and tangy, moving towards lemony citrus flavors on the finish. Overall, it has a very fresh taste too.
This was a definite hit with me. I don’t think it would work too well on a cheese board as it is quite crumbly. I also think it would be excellent in a modern update to a rarebit since it looks like it would melt quite easily.
You can read more about Dewlay in this recent BBC article that explains their positive environmental efforts while not losing the traditional, handmade quality of their cheeses.
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