Blues
Cashel Blue
A two month old pasteurized cows milk cheese with a blue mould. Comes in 250g pieces. The pate is very creamy, white to matt yellow and blue horizontal veins going through the cheese. Rather salty taste.
Origin: Co.Tipperary, Ireland.
Roquefort
A two month old raw sheep milk cheese, with a blue mould. Comes in semi circles of 1500g The pate is very white with blue veins and a few holes. Very creamy texture, sweet in taste with a strong animal sensation and a spicy finish.
Origin: France.
Stilton
A pasteurized cow milk cheese, with blue mould. Comes in a 6000g cone shape. The pate is yellow with lots of blue veins going through a very crumbly yet creamy texture. It tastes sweet salty and slightly spicy.
Origin: England.
Irish Blue
A raw cow milk cheese with a little blue mould. Comes in 7000g reel. The pate very yellow with a few broken holes and vertical blue veins. The texture is crumbly, firm and slightly dry. The taste is buttery sour, a bit salty with a chicory finish.
Origin: Co. Cork, Ireland.
Wicklow Blue
A pasteurized cow milk cheese with blue nuts inside. Comes in 180g reels. The pate is blind (no holes) and yellow in colour with a view blue nuts inside. The texture toffee creamy. Its skin has a white penicillin mould. It tastes salty with a hint of chicory and a buttery sweet finish.
Origin: Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
St. Tola
A pasteurized Goats cheese in 150g reels. Its pate is blind and white in colour. It may be eaten fresh when it is very creamy and sweet with a light animal sensation. When mature it has a firm soapy texture and is saltier and hot in taste.
Origin: Co. Clare, Ireland.
Sunview Goats Cheese
A fresh made, white raw goats cheese in 180g cones. Comes either plain or with a layer of chives and parsley.
Origin: Co. Cork, Ireland.
Crotins
A pasteurized white goats cheese in 90g reels. May be eaten fresh or mature. We sell it in summer a lot with wild rose pedals and fresh oregano leaves.
Origin: France.
Clochette
A pasteurized goats cheese rolled in ash. Comes in 250g bell shapes. May be eaten fresh when soft and creamy but firm cheese is slightly sweet with a light goats flavor; or mature the cheese becomes more soapy-creamy in texture. The taste initially is more salty and touches all senses in your mouth with a hot finish.
Origin: France.
Vallencay
A raw goats cheese rolled in ash. Of similar character to its neighbor - the Clochette. The 250g cone shaped Vallencay is creamier.
Origin: France.
St. Maure
A raw goats cheese rolled in ash with rye straw in the center. The 250g logs are best eaten from the eighth week. Lovely firm soapy texture. Full in flavor like bitter chocolate with a chili finish.
Origin: France.
Servillietta
A pasteurized goats cheese in 2500g cylinder. The skin is light brown with a waxy appearance. The pate is white with lots of little holes. It tastes very mild even when aged. Creamy firm texture.
Origin: Spain
Brie de Marquis
A pasteurized sheep milk cheese rolled in rosemary with a chili on top. The 400g squares are white, very mild and dominated by the rosemary
Origin: Corsica.
Cooleeney
A unpasteurized cow milk cheese. The 1000g reels have a skin of white penicillin mould. The pate is creamy light yellow. The taste is mild buttery, and chicory
Origin: Co.Tipperary,Ireland.
Gortnamona
A pasteurized goats milk cheese in 250g reels. The skin is a white penicillin mould. The pate is creamy white. The taste is sweet and rather mild.
Origin: Co.Tipperary
Irish Goats log
As the Gortnamona in a 1000g log.
Hard and semi hard Cow
Tomme de Savoie
A pasteurized cow milk cheese in 2500g reels.The thick mouldy rind has all shades of gray. The pate is dark yellow with lots of broken holes. Texture semi-hard to soft very creamy. Taste is buttery, sweet, meaty with vegetable broth finish.
Origin: France.
St. Bridget
A raw cow milk cheese 4000g brick shaped cheese. The washed rind is white-orange. The pate is yellow with lots of little, broken, shiny holes. The texture is semi hard creamy. The taste is buttery, cabbagy, of vegetable broth, sweet-nutty with a light hot finish.
Origin: Co. Cork, Ireland.
St. Bridget comes in two additional varieties - chives and Greek style herbs
Gubbeen (Oak smoked)
A pastuerized cow milk cheese in 300g reels with a black waxed rind. Its pate is yellow in colour with lots of little holes. It tastes sweet, mild and smoky.
Origin: Co. Cork, Ireland.
Emerald
A raw cow milk cheese in 7000g reels. The rind is wax and green. The pate is yellow with lots of 1 to 2 cm shine holes. The texture creamy to rubbery.Taste is sweet nutty with a buttery flavour.
Origin: Co. Cork, Ireland.
Comte
A raw cow milk cheese in 30g reels. Its rind washed light brown. Its pate is blind with 2 to 3cm holes. Its texture is extremely creamy but firm. Yellow in colour. Its taste is meaty, sweet and nutty.
Origin: France.
Coolee
A pasteurized cow milk cheese with 5000 to 10000g reel. Its rind is yellow wax with a blind pate 2 to 3cm round holes. Its texture is dry crumbly. Color golden yellow. Its taste is sweet spicy strong like marmite.
Origin: Co.Cork, Ireland.
Killorglin Cheese
A pasteurized cow milk cheese in 5000 to 10000g reels. Its rind is of yellow orange wax. The blind pate has 3 to 5 holes sometimes more. Its texture is firm and hard.Colour dark yellow. It taste full in flavour with lots of vegetable stock, celeriac, butter and salt.
Origin Co.Kerry, Ireland.
Killorglin comes in two additional varieties: garlic or cumin
Mount Callan
A raw cow milk cheese in 10000 to 15000g cylinders which are wrapped and matured in cheese cloth. Best eaten from 12 months. When opened it is covered in cheese mites which give the cheese a wonderful unique flavour. Its taste is rather strong: meaty, buttery, of vegetable broth and mushrooms.
Origin: Co. Clare, Ireland.
Coolattin Cheddar
A raw cow milk cheese in 7000 to 10000g reels. The rind is red rubber. Best eaten from the twelfth month. The pate is full of broken holes. Its texture is creamy but crumbly. Yellow in colour. It tastes of strong pineapple with a meaty and spicy finish.
Origin: Co.Carlow, Ireland.
Millhouse
A raw sheep milk cheese in 2000g reels and a washed and yellow rind. The pate is pale yellow with few holes. The texture is firm and a little dry. Tastes rather mild even aged. A very easy going cheese.
Origin: Co. Offaly, Ireland.
Millhouse cheese comes in three additional varieties: garlic, fennel seed and cumin.
Manchego
A pasteurized sheep milk cheese in 3000g reel. The skin is dark brown wax. The pate is light yellow with lots of little holes. The taste is rather salty, a light animal sensation with a slightly hot finish.
Origin: Spain.
Knockadrina
A pasteurized sheep milk cheese in 3000g reel. The skin is rind washed and of orange colour. The pate is white, dry and crumbly with a few cracks. The taste is quite strong under the skin and moves into a sweet nutty taste with a pleasant animal sensation.
Origin: Co. Waterford, Ireland.
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