One of the world's finest unpasteurised Cheddars from Somerset, naturally smoked over beechwood.
My daughter gave me a piece of this (along with a stunning St Cera soft cheese) as part of a birthday gift, and we tried it on Sunday. Left out of the fridge for a couple of hours to reach room temperature before slicing and eaten simply with an artisan baguette from Lidl (also gets a thumbs up – I'd meant to make sourdough for it but didn't have time – how remiss!! ).
Westcombe Cheddar was already my favourite cheese since first encountered several years ago, and here its usual stunning complex flavour is imbued with a deep and fragrant smokiness from the 48h beechwood smoking process. Absolutely perfect balance of flavours and hands down the best smoked cheese I've ever had, usurping the crown from Dorset Red (also a beautiful cheese and very worth checking out). This will be the #1 go-to for any special cheese board from now on. This goes to 11.
https://westcombedairy.com/store/westcombe-smoked-cheddar
by scalectrix