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What better way is there to eat cheese than via a strictly regimented rating system? We were initially concerned that with 9 people a paltry 13 cheeses would leave us hungry for more. Thankfully this wasn’t an issue, and as… Continue reading "Autumn 2022 Cheese Night"
The leaves shade russet, the sunlight compresses, and autumn’s chill fingers stroke the morning air. That can mean only one thing: the cheese review season has arrived. We fired the starting gun on the 2021 season with a 12-cheese rating… Continue reading "Autumn 2021 Cheese Night"
In recent weeks Tesco has added an impressive number of new cheeses to their deli counter; not only that, but the general tastiness of said new entries is high. Not since the first milk-laden battalions of Friesans made their densely-uddered… Continue reading "Tesco Serendipitous Deli Board"
Few things brighten my day more than the unexpected appearance of a large hamper of cheese on my doorstep, its cheeses plucked fresh from their bovine trees and delivered direct to my porch by the storks of the overnight courier… Continue reading "Snowdonia Cheese Company Hamper"
After a two-week hiatus to refresh our palettes and rekindle our lust for soft cheese, we put the four qualifiers from the group stages – together with the wildcard entrant I can now reveal is the ash-covered soft cheese “Petit… Continue reading "Tesco Soft Bovine Board – Final"
Leaving behind the stifling uniformity of five types of Brie, and the punishing farminess of three washed-rind cheeses, we turn at last to the most varied (and in my view most enjoyable) group stage of the Tesco Soft Bovine Board:… Continue reading "Group 3 – Mould-ripened"
For many long months, I have lain awake at night pondering the relative merits of two extremely similar cheeses: Tesco Finest Époisses and Tesco Finest Langres. Now, at last, they meet head-to-head on the glorious arena of the Tesco Soft… Continue reading "Group 2 – Washed-Rind"
This is the first group stage for the Tesco Soft Bovine Board. Five Brie competed head-to-head for the one place up for grabs on the final board. Brie is a mild, soft-ripened cheese originating in France, with a soft, spreadable… Continue reading "Group 1 – Brie"
Hype is building for the Spring edition of the Tesco Soft Bovine Board (colloquially: “the bove board”). This festival of cheeses that are strictly: from Tesco; lactated by cows; below a certain minimal sheer modulus; requires careful preparation. You might… Continue reading "Tesco Soft Bovine Board – Introduction"
Overall this was a pretty successful and well-balanced board. There was good variety across the milk-giving-animal spectrum, with a soft suprabovine focus which yielded quite a sharp and tasty selection of cheeses. This led to horrendous flavour clashes with grapes,… Continue reading "Christmas Cheese Board Review"