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Get your free copy11 April 2016, 11:55 AM
- The Northumberland Cheese Company has launched its first new cheese in six years, inspired by a landmark on the Blagdon Estate where the producer is based
Northumberlandia is a land sculpture which will benefit from sales of the new cheese, as a donation of the sales of the cheese will be donated to the Land Trust to help maintain the landmark.
The cheese is tangy and crumbly with a fresh taste, and encased in black wax as a nod to the mining legacy of the landmark.
Martin Atkinson, production manager at Northumberland Cheese said, “Northumberlandia has a high level of acidity, which lends itself to a crumbly texture, and a complex finish.
“To diversify our offering, we wanted to experiment with maturation within a wax coat, and the result is a firm and creamy cheese, but with a slightly drier texture than some of our other farmhouse cheeses.
“Northumberlandia is a beautiful landmark, evolving through time, like the maturation of the cheese. We are confident Northumberlandia will become a mainstay on the cheese board as a quality cheese, inspired by this iconic 21st century image of Northumberland.”
