Wensleydale with cranberries, Champagne Cheddar, a vintage Cheddar Christmas tree and a red star of Cheddar with balsamic onion.
A thoughtful gift for the true cheese fan on your list, or a treat for your own holiday table.
Festive red and green waxed shapes make an easy, impressive cheese plate with no extra work.
Some people are easy to shop for. They love cheese, and they’d rather have a really good one than almost anything else. This Holiday British Cheese Flight is for them. We gathered four seasonal favorites from Somerdale, an importer of fine British cheese, and put them together so the work of building a holiday cheese plate is already done.
Together, these four cheeses go from mild and fruity to rich and full-bodied, so there’s something for every taste at the party. Set them out with fruit, nuts and a glass of wine, and you have a holiday cheese board that looks like it came from a shop, because it did.
This flight is cheese only, so it’s perfect for the purist. If you’d like crackers to go with it, add them on at checkout.
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Take the cheeses out of the refrigerator 30 to 60 minutes before serving. This lets their full flavor and texture come through. Remove the wax coating before you eat. It’s there to protect the cheese and is not edible. Taste from mildest to boldest: the Wensleydale with cranberries first, then the Champagne Cheddar, the balsamic onion Cheddar, and finally the vintage tree. Slice the Cheddars into wedges or batons. Crumble or cut the Wensleydale into rustic pieces.
Pairing ideas: crisp apples and pears, red grapes, dried apricots, toasted walnuts or Marcona almonds, honey and fig jam. For drinks, try sparkling wine with the Champagne Cheddar, tawny port with the vintage tree, a dry Riesling with the Wensleydale, or a malty brown ale with any of them.
Keep refrigerated at 35–40°F. While the wax is intact, the truckles stay well protected. Once you cut a cheese, wrap the cut face in cheese paper, wax paper or parchment, then loosely in plastic or a resealable bag. Avoid wrapping tightly in plastic wrap alone, because the cheese can’t breathe that way. Enjoy within about two weeks of cutting for the best flavor. Freezing isn’t recommended because it changes the texture.
Start with Somerdale Wensleydale with Cranberries, a fresh, crumbly, gently honeyed Yorkshire cheese studded with sweet-tart cranberries.
Next is Somerdale Champagne Cheddar, a classic English Cheddar with a soft, fruity note of Champagne that makes it feel like a celebration.
The Red Star Truckle of Cheddar with Balsamic Onion brings a savory-sweet, jammy richness that tastes like the cheese and chutney are already together.
The Somerdale Christmas Vintage Tree Truckle is aged, bold and wrapped in green wax in the shape of a Christmas tree, and it’s the one guests will reach for first.
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