Colston Basset Shropshire Blue
Shropshire Blue from Colston Bassett Dairy in the village of Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire. Same dairy that makes one of the most respected Stiltons in England, working with milk from a handful of local farms.
The paste is a bright orange, colored with annatto, threaded evenly with steel-blue veins. Pasteurized cow's milk, hand-ladled, pierced during aging so the Penicillium roqueforti can breathe through the wheel, which is what gives you that even spread of blue and the confident peppery finish. Aged for about ten to twelve weeks. Semi-soft and buttery, breaks with a soft crumble under the knife but stays fudgy on the palate. The flavor opens sweet and creamy, a brown-butter and toasted-hazelnut middle, then the blue veining pulls in with a peppery bite that holds well past the swallow.
It's a blue for people who already love Colston Bassett's Stilton and want to see what the same hands do with a different recipe. The orange paste makes a beautiful slice on a board, and the balance of sweet, buttery, and peppery is hard to find anywhere else.
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Colston Basset Shropshire Blue
Colston Basset Shropshire Blue
Shropshire Blue from Colston Bassett Dairy in the village of Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire. Same dairy that makes one of the most respected Stiltons in England, working with milk from a handful of local farms.
The paste is a bright orange, colored with annatto, threaded evenly with steel-blue veins. Pasteurized cow's milk, hand-ladled, pierced during aging so the Penicillium roqueforti can breathe through the wheel, which is what gives you that even spread of blue and the confident peppery finish. Aged for about ten to twelve weeks. Semi-soft and buttery, breaks with a soft crumble under the knife but stays fudgy on the palate. The flavor opens sweet and creamy, a brown-butter and toasted-hazelnut middle, then the blue veining pulls in with a peppery bite that holds well past the swallow.
It's a blue for people who already love Colston Bassett's Stilton and want to see what the same hands do with a different recipe. The orange paste makes a beautiful slice on a board, and the balance of sweet, buttery, and peppery is hard to find anywhere else.
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Shropshire Blue from Colston Bassett Dairy in the village of Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire. Same dairy that makes one of the most respected Stiltons in England, working with milk from a handful of local farms.
The paste is a bright orange, colored with annatto, threaded evenly with steel-blue veins. Pasteurized cow's milk, hand-ladled, pierced during aging so the Penicillium roqueforti can breathe through the wheel, which is what gives you that even spread of blue and the confident peppery finish. Aged for about ten to twelve weeks. Semi-soft and buttery, breaks with a soft crumble under the knife but stays fudgy on the palate. The flavor opens sweet and creamy, a brown-butter and toasted-hazelnut middle, then the blue veining pulls in with a peppery bite that holds well past the swallow.
It's a blue for people who already love Colston Bassett's Stilton and want to see what the same hands do with a different recipe. The orange paste makes a beautiful slice on a board, and the balance of sweet, buttery, and peppery is hard to find anywhere else.
