Cropwell Bishop Blue Stilton PDO
Pasteurised cow's milk. Nottinghamshire, England
This award-winning cheese is hand-made by one of the last British independent Stilton makers. Cropwell Bishop is a fantastic Stilton, with a strong yet sweet and creamy flavour. Cropwell Bishop Creamery is an independent family-run business making Blue Stilton and Blue Shropshire cheeses. The creamery has won many awards for their cheese over the years at all major British cheese shows.
There are just 7 dairies in the world licensed to make Stilton Cheese. Stilton is a "protected name" cheese and by law can only be made in the three counties Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. It takes 136 pints of milk (78 litres) to make a 17lb (8kg) Stilton cheese. Stilton takes its name from the village of the same name in Cambridgeshire although the cheese has never been made there. Over one million Stilton cheeses are made each year. More than 10% of output is exported to some 40 countries world-wide. Every cheese is graded before leaving the dairy to ensure only cheese of the highest quality is marketed under the Stilton name. |
