Colston Bassett Stilton Baby (2.2kg whole)

Producer: Colston Bassett Dairy

Location: Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire

Style: Blue

Milk Type: Cow

Milk Treatment: Pasteurised

Tasting Notes: Yeasty, Salty, Green Pepper

Vegetarian: Yes

A traditional British Stilton, sweet and mellow, rich and creamy, with beautiful even veining. Well-balanced, and without the over-powering bitterness that can be found in other Stilton's.

Colston Bassett Dairy in Nottinghamshire was built in 1913, and was set up as the farming cooperative 'Colston Bassett and District Dairy'; all of the farms that supply their milk are located within one mile of the dairy. It was the brainchild of a local doctor, Dr Windley who persuaded 16 local farmers to join the cooperative, and provide milk to the dairy.

Colston Bassett Stilton has PDO status (Protected Designation of Origin). For a cheese to be called Stilton, it must be produced in the counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire or Leicestershire, amongst other parameters.