Shepherds Purse

Description: Shepherds Purse Cheeses Ltd is the only blue cheese maker in Yorkshire, producing a range of three speciality blue ... more

Shepherds Purse ... cheeses along with Yorkshire Feta on our family farm near Thirsk, North Yorkshire.

Newest Review: ... something in ewe's milk cheese that I'm not sure about.......they tend to be very "farmyardy". (Either that ... more

... or I'm prejudiced as my first job was on a dairy farm - and I'm married to a dairyfarmers daughter!). It's the final note that gets me. The Shepherds blue was different though.....smooth and creamy, the blue bits slightly nutty, finishing smoothly with a lasting taste that reminds you you're alive. Take it out of the refrigerator a couple of hours before you eat, ( you should do this with most foods anyways) spread it on fresh bread rolls and you can taste the Yorkshire moors. If you also happen to h...more

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Shepherds Purse: A king amongst cheeses - big cheese indeed (411 words)
by - written on 01/05/02 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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I first tried this cheese in 1995, on holiday in Yorkshire. I was staying in a B&B in Aysgarth which had a cheese shop attached ( as you do) and decided to allow the proprietor to suggest a cheese for lunch. We tried all of his suggestions and decided on the Shepherds Purse blue ( now seeminly the Mrs Bells Blue). It is a ewe's milk cheese, handmade in Thirsk, and well worth trying. I'm not normally a ewe's cheese fan. I love my cheese smelly, and sharp, but there's normally something in ewe's milk cheese that I'm not sure about.......they tend to be very "farmyardy". (Either that or I'm prejudiced as my first ... Read the complete review

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