The Home Farmer ‘Old Roan’ farmhouse Wensleydale cheese is new to our range and you simply must give it a try. The Home Farmer’s Old Roan is a Wensleydale cheese, made by Ben and Sam Spence in Aysgarth in small batches by hand on their farm. Using a traditional recipe and unpasteurised milk from their own herd they produce a Wensleydale like they used to! Tasting notes: this cheese as creamier and less crumbly than the typical Wensleydale of our recent years, it has a complex but light flavour with a delightful freshness.
View basket “Yorkshire Blue 180g” has been added to your basket.
Sold out
Old Roan, Wensleydale 250g
£8.25
Old Roan Wensleydale is the only farmhouse, small batch Wensleydale made with unpasteurised cows’ milk still made in Aysgarth, Yorkshire by Sam and Ben Spence at the Home Farm. The cows are milked just 5 metres from where the cheese is made and Sam and Ben own the Holstein and Fresian cow herd grazed on grass in the Yorkshire Hills, so have complete control over the provenance of the cheese. Old Roan Wensleydale is made to a traditional recipe, then cloth-bound and matured for 3-4 months giving it a beautiful, creamy texture and farmyard taste…as they say you can taste the terrior in this cheese.
Unpasteurised cows’ milk cheese.
Out of stock
Email when stock available
Categories: Cheese, Crumbly, Cow's Milk
Tags: english cheese, family farm, territorial, wensleydale, Yorkshire
Description
Additional information
Pasteurisation |
Raw Milk |
---|---|
Milk type |
Cow |
County |
Yorkshire |
Cheese make |
Crumbly |
Strength |
2 |
Cheese post make |
Cloth wrapped |
You may also like…
Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire 250g
£8.00
Mrs Kirkhams – Made by Graham Kirkham in Goosner, Lancashire
Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire is a fantastic, a buttery finish and a flaky texture cows' milk cheese, with delightfully lactic flavour. Made on the Beesley Farm in Lancashire to the same recipe Mrs Kirkham first made it in 1978, though the cheese today is now made by Graham Kirkham, her son. This is the only Lancashire still made with unpasteurised cows' milk and hence the only Lancashire you should ever buy.
Gorwydd Caerphilly 250g
£7.50
Gorwydd Caerphilly – Made by Trethowen Brothers near Weston Super Mare, Somerset
Is really three cheeses in one; The rind has a mushroomy flavour, below that, you will find a creamy breakdown while the centre is lactic and lemony with a delicate, crumbly texture. The three characteristics together make for a great depth of flavour and are what makes Gorwydd one of a kind.
Yorkshire Blue 180g
£5.75
Yorkshire Blue - Made by Shepherds Purse in Yorkshire
An ideal blue cheese for those who don't usually go for a blue cheese. Creamy, sweet and mild, the flavour will develop the older the cheese gets. Made in Yorkshire at Shepherd's Purse led by the infamous Mrs Bell, Judy, is now joined by her two daughters making this an all-female cheesemaker. Yorkshire Blue is made from pasteurised cows' milk Yorkshire Blue was the first blue cheese to be made in Yorkshire for 30 years in 1995. Since then its won a cluster of awards and it's easy to see why. This handmade cheese is turned every week during its 8-week maturation which makes for a smooth texture and even blueing. As Yorkshire Blue is made with vegetarian rennet it is suitable for vegetarians.
Related products
British 5 Cheese Selection
£42.95
Cropwell Stilton 200g – Nottinghamshire, made by Robin Skales
Cropwell Bishop Stilton is the ‘king’ of blue cheese and surprisingly Cropwell Bishop is still the only Stilton maker to produce a certified organic Stilton. The organic cows’ milk gives a mellow flavour with the same strong blue veins expected in any Stilton. It is rich and masterful, what is not to love! Like all Cropwell Bishop Stilton’s their organic Stilton is matured for 12 weeks. Delicious at Christmas, but in our view a stunning Stilton for any time of the year.
St Jude – Made by Julie Cheyney in Bungay, Sulfolk
A lactic style cheese with a wrinkled, mould ripened rind & a smooth paste. Usually eaten between 2-5 weeks old. St. Jude develops from a young, fresh & creamy cheese to more complex flavour leaning towards a buttery, vegetal & grassy profile in the winter when the cows are out to pasture.
Lincolnshire Poacher 200g – Lincolnshire, made by Simon & Tim Jones
Lincolnshire Poacher is a hard, mature cheese that is somewhere between a Cheddar and a Swiss mountain cheese. This award-winning Supreme Champion cheese is a hard pressed, full-fat cheese – cheddar in style, but slightly open in texture. Rich herbaceous notes linger on the palate.
Witherage in Hay – Made by Rose Grimmond in Oxfordshire
An alpine style hard cheese made at Nettlebed Creamery near Henley, using pasteurised but unhomogenised milk, which is key to her 3 cheeses made on site. Rose even grows the hay she rolls the Witheridge cheeses in herself. Ageing Witheridge in hay develops a light, fruity flavour to the cheese, which varies from year to year depending on what flowers and grasses have grown in the hay field. A local favourite and with just 22 miles between cow, creamery and No2 Pound Street this super local cheese is great for reducing your food miles and supporting two local businesses at the same time.
Driftwood – Made by Roger Longman in Whitelake, Somerset
As it’s age increases, Driftwood develops more intense & tangy flavours and can be enjoyed both young and mature. Driftwood is just one of a number of goats milk cheese made by Roger who is an expert in this field
Keen’s Cheddar Truckle
£37.50
Sinodun Hill
£11.95
Sinodun Hill – Made by Frazer Norton & Rachel Yarrow in Oxfordshire
The initial make process takes place over 4 days after which it is ripened for up to 21 days to develop the rind and bring out complexity in the flavour and texture. The rennet is vegetarian, derived from the cardoon thistle. The result is a flavoursome cheese with a fresh, citrus flavour which deepens as it ages to reveal almond and red fruit notes. Its rind is a stunning ivory colour and seasonally develops a dusting of blue and grey moulds as it ages, which add to the flavour and character of the cheese.
Westcombe Smoked Cheddar 250g
£7.95
Montgomery Cheddar 250g
£7.50
Montgomery – Made by Jamie Montgomery in North Cadbury, Somerset
Montgomery cheese has been made within the Montgomery family for over 70 years and great pains are made to ensure that the recipe and quality of the cheese remain the same. So committed to the original production methods, Montgomery Cheddar still uses the traditional source of enzymes used to start the curd, calf rennet – which is one of the reasons why the Montgomery Cheddar Cheese has such character.
Keen’s Mature Cheddar 250g
£6.50
Keen's have been producing cheddar in Somerset for five generations. Their mature cheddar is rich and buttery with a good strength. Maturation for at least 12months allows the flavour to develop into a stunning all round champion of British Cheese.
Keen's mature cheddar is made with unpasteurised cows' milk from grass-fed cows and has a sweet, strong flavour.
Available in 250g and multiples thereof. If you would like a bigger wedge for example 500g, please select 2 x 250g into the shopping basket and make a comment at checkout. Please note the later photographs in the gallery are of a 500g wedge; first photos show a 250g wedge
Ogleshield 250g
£6.25
Ogleshield – Made by Jamie Montgomery in North Cadbury, Somerset
British raclette made using beautifully rich raw Jersey milk by Jamie Montgomery & Wayne Mitchell of Montgomery's cheese-making family. The cheese is washed in special brine every three days to attain a slightly pungent sticky rind, which softens the cheese paste and significantly intensifies its flavour. Excellent when it comes to cooking as it melts brilliantly.