Colston Bassett Dairy
Colston Bassett Dairy makes traditional Stilton and Shropshire Blue cheeses. It is a farming co-operative, established in 1913.
It produces cheeses using milk from local farms – all within 1.5 miles of the dairy in the Vale of Belvoir. The recipes have been handed down through the generations.
Colston Bassett Stilton won Best PDO/PGI Cheese at the 2018 Royal Bath & West Show in Somerset. Its Whole Blue Stilton (made with animal rennet exclusively for Neal’s Yard Dairy) took home two golds, with a third going to Shropshire Blue. In 2017, its Stilton bagged the Best Stilton Cheese Award at the Artisan Cheese Fair in Melton Mowbray.
Jason Hinds of Neal’s Yard Dairy says: “With only four cheesemakers in the last 100 years, Colston Bassett has maintained a tradition and quality of cheesemaking unparalleled in the Stilton world. It is the only Stilton that Neal’s Yard Dairy has carried for the last 33 years.”
For more information, visit the dairy’s website.
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