Double Flee A

blue cheese review

England. Neal’s Yard Dairy, Borough Market Stilton.

With flavors ranging from slightly bitter, through a period of powerful (not to be confused with intense) blue flavor, all the way through the pejoratively endless buttery finish, this cheese is not all that sharp, not exceptional and in my opinion not worth the asking price of $12.99 a pound. In two words, this cheese is hellaciously conservative; boredom gripped me as it melted on my tongue the way ice cream melts in a sad little glob on the sidewalk. An understated hint of nuttiness prevented any fireworks.

In the way that you might have expected the best apples in the world to taste two hundred years ago, before the trees were cross-pollinated with more exciting and exotic apple trees, this cheese was reminiscent of dusty old boring times. Not a bad cheese, just "traditional".

Good points. It's full-bodied. Far more depth of character than Saint Pete's select, a not-bad squeaky blue. And I get the sense that this cheese is consistent in texture and flavor and I am eating it exactly the way it's supposed to be.

posted by dale @ 5:07 PM