Romantic Cheese Celebration Cake

Made in Nottinghamshire, the Colston Bassett is the finest Stilton you can buy! It has a complex flavour, sweet and creamy at first before developing a long grassy piquant tang but never sharp or harsh; more mellow and fruity. It can only be made in six dairies in the counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire. Stilton takes its name from the town of Stilton, where it was first traded at the Bell Inn in the early 18^th Century - but it cannot be made there!

This vintage cheddar is moister and not as crumbly as traditional farmhouse cheddars; uniquely creamy in both taste and texture. Using a 70-year-old recipe, this cheese was first produced in 2000 and has become a firm favourite. As a vintage cheddar, it has to mature for over twelve months to allow it’s very tangy, yet smooth herby taste to develop with fruity notes.

A lovely heart shaped French brie from Neufchâtel in Northern Normandy. Legend has it that in the 100 Years War, the young maidens of Neufchâtel-en-Bray offered this cheese to their gallant English conquerors. To the delight of the priests, they ate the cheese and thought they were in heaven, as the shape reminded them of angel’s wings. The taste is present yet delicate, with light, nutty flavours and a mushroomy rind.