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Joe
Lover of strong flavours and interesting experiences.
Cheddar (Black Bomber – Snowdonia Cheese Company Extra Mature)
POSTED BY JOE ON DECEMBER 12, 2020
This cheese has a somewhat mythical reputation among the writers at gratemycheese. It is held as a kind of gold standard of artisanal cheddar, a cheese to compare all other cheese to when determining ...
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Comte (Marks and Spencer)
POSTED BY JOE ON DECEMBER 8, 2020
There are many strong traditions when it comes to French cheesemaking, and very few French cheeses are held in higher regard than Comte. As the second type of cheese to receive AOC designation and pro...
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Ossau-Iraty (Marks and Spencer)
POSTED BY JOE ON DECEMBER 1, 2020
When we started preparing the more in-depth and regularly scheduled cheese reviews for the website, prior to my first shopping trip, I took the opportunity to look back at my cheese scores over the ye...
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Doux de Montagne (Marks and Spencer)
POSTED BY JOE ON NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Despite what the name may suggest to those such as me who are uneducated in the French Language, this is not in fact a French version of a popular carbonated beverage, but is instead a particularly de...
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Boursin (Garlic & Herbs)
POSTED BY JOE ON NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Boursin Garlic and Herbs is in my opinion a ‘staple cheese’; I have consistently eaten it since I was a child and will continue to do so. I find that the flavour focuses more on garlic and less on chi...
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Cheddar (Sainsbury’s British Mature)
POSTED BY JOE ON NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Of the varieties of cheese to review, cheddar is by far the most popular and most competitive. At any tasting evening we are likely to have multiple different varieties to compare and contrast. My fir...
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Port Salut
POSTED BY JOE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Port Salut has the much esteemed accolade of being my personal favourite cheese that is available off a supermarket shelf. It was originally devised by monks in the Port-du-Salut Abbey, but they sold ...
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Pairing Wine with Cheese, from the Cheese Perspective
POSTED BY JOE ON NOVEMBER 16, 2020
There are many articles online regarding cheese and wine pairings, but I find that most of these are written by wine-lovers and are written primarily so that the cheese can augment and improve the exp...
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33 Books – 33 Pieces of Cheese
POSTED BY JOE ON NOVEMBER 14, 2020
This is a delightful looking little book, designed for cheese enthusiasts to record their thoughts on cheeses. The book itself is very nicely made, if a little rudimentary. It is small enough to fit i...
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Yorkshire Wensleydale with White Chocolate, Raspberries and Prosecco (Aldi ‘Specially Selected’)
POSTED BY JOE ON NOVEMBER 13, 2020
Generally I am not a fan of fruit or chocolate in cheese. I would much rather have one or the other. I have tried various chocolate and fruit cheeses at various Christmas cheese evenings with limited ...
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