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Alderwood

A semi-soft rind washed cheese washed in brine, a process which creates a natural orange/brown mottled rind. Ripened for twelve weeks, but its flavour improves with further maturing. Best eaten on its own, but fantastic in a quiche or under the grill.

Gold Hill

Gold Hill is an individual soft mould ripened cheese. Although made to a similar recipe to the Win Green, its shape allows the cheese to develop a taste of its own.It ripens inside the rind to a thin cream around a rich cake-like centre and is matured for about five weeks. It melts beautifully, be it in the mouth or under the grill and its flavour is versatile enough to serve before or after an entrée.

Windwhistle

A natural rind semi-soft cheese matured for about ten weeks. It’s made using a similar recipe to that of the Alderwood but matured differently.Consequently it has a mild, sweet nutty flavour with a mottled orange rind that can be eaten or not and is available as a 370g cheese.

Win Green

Named after the highest point in North Dorset, this is an elegantly made soft white mould ripened cheese that is a conspicuous award winner (British Cheese Awards Gold Medal 2008). Ready to eat from about six weeks but if left to mature becomes a very creamy tasting cheese. It is available in two formats; one that can be consumed in one sitting at 240grams (ideal for a cheese board), the other is large enough for a big dinner party at 800grams.