Westcountry Artisan Goats Cheese from The Cheese Shed

goats' cheese

Let's not have any of that nonsense about not liking goats' cheese.  Stop it now.

hard

Ticklemore and Quicke's Hard Goats' Cheese are two to look at here.  Both are from Devon, the first made by Debbie Mumford at Sharpham, the second by Mary Quicke and her team of cheddar experts.  Woolsery from Dorset is another cracker, and the especially wonderful Smoked Woolsery;  Capriano, a possible 'Parmesan alternative', comes from the same dairy.

soft

There are two basic sorts of soft goats' cheese to look at.  The 'soft white' ones have a downy rind of white mould: these are cheeses like Gevrik and White Nancy. Then there are the fresh, i.e made-quickly-and-ready-to-eat-in-no-time, types. Vulscombe and Oakdown are two contrasting examples of these soft, subtle cheeses, both of which are available in flavoured versions.  

And have you ever tried an ash-covered soft goats' cheese?  Take a look at Chelwood Ash.

in-between

Dave Johnson's cheeses use a method popular in Dutch cheesemaking, and this gives a springier texture and sweeter taste.  His work is represented here by Norsworthy and the flavoured Posbury.

washed-rind

There are only a couple of washed-rind goats' cheese in the country.  Pete Humphries makes them, we stock them: Rachel (hard) and the glorious Little Wallop (soft).