Lincolnshire Poacher cheese

Lincolnshire Poacher is a hard unpasteurised cow's milk cheese that is generally of a cylindrical shape with its rind resembling granite in appearance. It is made on Ulceby Farm, in Lincolnshire, England, by craft cheesemaker Richard Tagg. The cheese is matured between 14 and 24 months, depending on when the milk was collected. Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese supply The Cheese Shop, Louth with all three of its cheeses, both maturities, and also Lincolnshire Red.
Awards

Supreme Champion at the 1996/7 British Cheese Awards
Best British Cheese at the World Cheese Awards in 2001/2
Gold Medals at the British Cheese Awards 2003/4 for both Lincolnshire Poacher and Smoked Lincolnshire Poacher

See also

The Lincolnshire Poacher
List of smoked foods

References
External links

Official website
Local tourist site describes the cheese

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