Lincolnshire Poacher cheese

Summary

Lincolnshire Poacher is a hard unpasteurised cow's milk cheese that is generally of a cylindrical shape with a rind resembling granite in appearance.[1] It is made at Ulceby Grange Farm in Alford, Lincolnshire, by craft cheesemaker Richard Tagg.[2] The cheese is matured for between 14 and 24 months, depending on when the milk was collected.[3]

Lincolnshire Poacher cheese

Awards edit

  • Supreme Champion at the 1996/7 British Cheese Awards[4]
  • Best British Cheese at the World Cheese Awards in 2001/2[5]
  • Gold Medals at the British Cheese Awards 2003/4 for both Lincolnshire Poacher and Smoked Lincolnshire Poacher[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Lincolnshire Poacher - Cheese.com". cheese.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ "History". lincolnshirepoachercheese.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Cheese Food Lincolnshire UK". 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Foods of England - Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese". www.foodsofengland.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese : Home Delivery : Lincs Prime Fresh". lincsprimefresh.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Award winning cheese, Specialist cheesemakers association". 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Local tourist site describes the cheese