Hard Cheese
Our broadest category. Generally these cheeses are the longest matured and have the smallest moisture content. Hard cheeses normally come either cloth bound, wax covered or with a natural rind. If the cheeses are not sold as individual units but by weight, we sell them online in multiples of 250g and will always send each cheese cut as one piece unless directed otherwise. If you require more than one piece of the same cheese, please state this in the comments box.
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Commentary
Between the Dorset Downs and the West Dorset Heritage Coast in the Bride Valley, Paxton & Whitfield's Cave Aged Cheddar is handmade to a traditional recipe using milk from local herds to give a fruity flavour and smooth texture. It is then taken and matured in the historic Wookey Hole Caves of Wells, Somerset, where the flavour picks up a distinctive complexity from the unique environment.
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Product Detail
Type of Milk
Cow
Pasteurisation
Pasteurised
Vegetarian
Yes
Country
Product of England
Region
West Country
Organic
No
Flavour
strong and fruity
Recommended Drink
Merlot or Chardonnay
Weight
250g
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This is a specialist cheese which is made to exacting specifications regarding geography, milk source and recipe, earning it a coveted Protected designation of Origin (PDO).
Paxton's Cave Aged Cheddar is distinctively fruity and has a nutty bite. It has underlying earthy notes absorbed from its maturation period in the caves at Wookey Hole, and a very dense consistency that is satisfying in the mouth.
Wookey Hole Caves have existed for millions of years, and first provided a safe and comfortable place to live for the Celtic People of the Iron Age, as then , like now, they held a consistent temperature of 11 degrees celcius.