Lincolnshire Poacher cheese explained

Lincolnshire Poacher is a hard unpasteurised cow's milk cheese that is generally of a cylindrical shape with a rind resembling granite in appearance.^[1] It is made at Ulceby Grange Farm in Alford, Lincolnshire, by craft cheesemaker Richard Tagg.^[2] The cheese is matured for between 14 and 24 months, depending on when the milk was collected.^[3]

Awards

• Supreme Champion at the 1996/7 British Cheese Awards^[4]
• Best British Cheese at the World Cheese Awards in 2001/2^[5]
• Gold Medals at the British Cheese Awards 2003/4 for both Lincolnshire Poacher and Smoked Lincolnshire Poacher^[6]

See also

• The Lincolnshire Poacher
• List of smoked foods

External links

• • Local tourist site describes the cheese

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lincolnshire Poacher - Cheese.com. cheese.com. 9 April 2020.
2. Web site: History . lincolnshirepoachercheese.com . 1 September 2020.
3. Web site: Cheese Food Lincolnshire UK. https://web.archive.org/web/20130327093617/http://www.lincolnshirepoachercheese.com/products/. dead. 27 March 2013. 27 March 2013. 9 April 2020.
4. Web site: Foods of England - Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese. www.foodsofengland.co.uk. 9 April 2020.
5. Web site: Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese : Home Delivery : Lincs Prime Fresh. lincsprimefresh.co.uk. 9 April 2020.
6. Web site: Award winning cheese, Specialist cheesemakers association. https://web.archive.org/web/20130411211410/http://www.lincolnshirepoachercheese.com/our-cheese/awards/. dead. 11 April 2013. 11 April 2013. 9 April 2020.