Bright orange paste streaked with blue; sweet and creamy, then peppery.
Bright orange, blue-veined English cow's milk cheese from Long Clawson. Sweet, caramel, slightly peppery finish. Crumble or board it. Order online.
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Shropshire Blue is a cow's milk blue from Long Clawson in Leicestershire, England, instantly recognizable for that bright orange paste streaked through with deep blue veining. The color comes from annatto, the same plant dye used in old-school cheddars, and it's what gives this cheese its signature look on a board.
The paste is semi-firm and a little on the drier side, with a crumbly break under the knife and a creamy coat once it warms up at room temperature. The curd is pierced during aging so the Penicillium roqueforti can breathe through the wheel, which is why the blue spreads so evenly across the paste. Flavor-wise it leads sweet and creamy, with caramel and a little nuttiness through the middle, then the blue veining kicks in with a confident peppery bite that pulls back into a long, sweet-savory finish.
Serve it at room temperature so the paste opens up and the aromatics get a chance to lift. A gorgeous, slightly sharp, a little nutty blue cheese — absolutely love it.
Semi-firm and on the drier side, with a crumbly paste that breaks cleanly under the knife and still gives a creamy coat across the palate.
A gorgeous slightly sharp, a little nutty blue cheese — sweet and creamy on entry, with the blue veining pulling through into a confident, lingering finish.
Long sweet-savory close: caramel and butterscotch sweetness sticks around while the blue pepper settles in on the back of the palate.
A buttery cow's-milk base sits underneath, but the aging and the blue cultures pull it past anything that reads as fresh or yogurty.
A little nutty through the middle, with caramel and brown butter notes that round out the bite of the blue.
Gentle cave and damp-paper earthiness from the natural rind, more savory than barnyardy.
The blue veining brings a controlled peppery bite that builds slowly through the finish without overwhelming the sweetness.
Natural rind
Natural rind with a dusty, slightly mushroomy character that frames the bright orange paste rather than dominating it.
Shropshire Blue stands on its own, but the right partners turn a wedge into a moment. Regional pairings first — they were built for each other.
The sweetness of a tawny port or Sauternes plays directly into Shropshire's caramel notes while softening the peppery blue bite; a rich stout lands the same way from the beer side.
Sweet fruit and honey lean into the caramel side of the paste, and the crumbly texture loves a craggy walnut bread or a baguette underneath.
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Hand-ladled pasteurized cow's-milk curds tinted with annatto, needle-pierced for Penicillium roqueforti veining, and aged on shelves with regular hand-turning.
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