It is ripened for about 10- 14 weeks, and has a creamy smooth texture with very small holes, eyes, to be seen evenly distributed throughout. In terms of a make, it is a washed curd cheese, more continental, closer to a Gouda, but not typical.
Technically it is a hard cheese, because it has been pressed, it is generally described as semi- hard because at 10 weeks it still has some movement in it.
Milk:
Cow
Style:
Hard
Pasteurised:
Pasteurised
Vegetarian:
Yes
Produced:
Hampshire
PERFECT PARTNER:
Pairs nicely with a honeyed Champagne
PARTNER BIO & TRACEABILITY:
Lyburn Farm makes a variety of different hand made cheeses, all of which are made from our own cows milk.
Mike Smales of Lyburn Farm has been a tenant farmer since 1952. His farm is situated in Hampshire on the edge of the New Forest. He originally began making cheese in 1999 as a way to add value to his cows’ milk but now makes 1.5 tons a week! Old Winchester is his flagship cheese and it is a real winner with our customers. His younger Winchester, Stoney Cross and Smoked Winchester also feature in our counter.
