Lincolnshire Poacher cheese

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Smoked 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.[1] 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.[2] 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[citation needed]
  • Best British Cheese at the World Cheese Awards in 2001/2[citation needed]
  • Gold Medals at the British Cheese Awards 2003/4 for both Lincolnshire Poacher and Smoked Lincolnshire Poacher[citation needed]

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