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We are thrilled to be ranging Appleby’s Cheshire – the only raw milk, clothbound, farmhouse Cheshire still in production. Paul and Sarah Appleby are based on their family farm Hawkstone Abbey Farm in Shropshire and have cheese-making in their blood – Paul’s grandmother came from a line of Cheshire cheese-making matriarchs and founded Appleby’s in the stables next to the farmhouse kitchen on the farm in 1952. Appleby’s Cheshire has a juicy acidity with a subtle earthy complexity and hint of minerality. The soft, open texture has a delightfully delicate crumble.
- Country: England
- Region: Shropshire
- Type of Milk: Unpasteurised Cow
- Rennet: Animal Rennet
- Cut fresh to order approx. 250g
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