Pitchfork English Clothbound Cheddar
We love the newest addition to the Neal's Yard Dairy family of artisan cheddars. Our description is delicious and everything you want from a cheddar, but read below for more info about this "new classic"! "There is a history of Somerset Cheddar-makers producing Caerphilly, as it's quicker-maturing and provides a faster turnaround. The Trethowans have gone about this the opposite way around, adding a long-maturing cheese to their Caerphilly production. While a cheese store is currently being built on the farm, the early batches have been matured at Westcombe Dairy. Location - Somerset, EnglandThe Trethowans moved production of their first cheese, Gorwydd Caerphilly, from their birth country of Wales to Somerset in 2014. The purpose-built dairy farm is approximately five miles from the village of Cheddar, so after the move they felt compelled to add a clothbound Cheddar to their production. The cheese is still being produced in very small batches, of 11 or 12 cheeses, but when the che