The Little Cheese Shop

03/09/2026

Hello Cheese lovers 🥰 our 2nd guest this week is Stithians from Lynher Dairy | B Corp™️,who’s Wild Garlic Yarg & Kern we also have in the shop.
This Ayrshire Cows milk Cheese is pasteurised & uses a natural rennet.It is rich,creamy,buttery with a clean fresh tang to finish & has matured for 4 to 5 months at the dairy.It is named after the local village of Stithians,in this beautiful part of Cornwall & started out as an experiment by leaving the Nettles off the famous Yarg & seeing what happened & the rind developed an earthy savoury flavour from some natural moulds in the maturing room & I very much like the rind.
Catherine & her son Otto are the Cheesemakers & their range of Cheeses never disappoints & they are always open to trying new things,which is a wonderful part of our British Cheesemakers attitude to exploring & being creative in the Cheese world.Their Kern Cheese this year achieved the honour of achieving a 3* Great Taste Award,so many congratulations on that.
Come by & try some & we look forward to welcoming you to the shop 🧀
Competition time tomorrow 👏

01/09/2026

Hello Cheese lovers 🥰 so let’s introduce you to one of our guests this week,here is Beenleigh Blue.
This is a Sheep’s milk Cheese made by Ben & Laura Harris Ben Harris & let’s face it we all need a little more tickle.This is not to be confused with Ticklemore made by Sharpham Dairy | Artisan cheese from Devon which we also have in the shop.
The flock of Sheep which the milk comes from,is near Exeter from Tom & Helen Garland who work closely with the dairy to give excellent quality milk from a cross of East Friesland & Poll Dorset Sheep.
The Cheese is pasteurised & uses a vegetarian rennet,it is aged for about 4 to 6 months & is foil wrapped to prevent a rind forming,very similar to how Roquefort is produced & this has similar characteristics.On opening it is very pale,but gets a nice blue/green veining as it airs.Its moist,crumbly texture is mellow with a lemony,sweetness,minerality & salt tang & has earthy blue notes to finish.
I love it at this time of year,but it has been a tough summer for a lot of farmers,due to our exceptionally hot weather which has been challenging with feeds for the animals & keeping them as cool as possible.
I think we still have a few “salad days”left (from Shakespeares Antony & Cleopatra),so I would get some Gem Lettuce,Pears & Walnuts with a Honey & Mustard dressing & crumble some Beenleigh over the top.I am a great fan of Alsace Riesling,so that would be my go to pairing,but if you wanted to keep it local,then a traditional Keeved naturally sweet Cyder would be an excellent choice & of course we stock some in the shop.
The shop is fully stocked for you with all your favourites,so come by & say hi & we can chat Cheese 🧀

31/08/2026

Hello Cheese lovers 🥰 happy Bank Holiday & Happy Carnival 🎤🎶 I miss those days of cruising on a sound system,drinking Wray & Nephew washed down with proper Red Stripe & taking in the fumes 💨
Anyway getting the shop ready for you for the coming week,we have a couple of new guest arrivals,Stithians & Beenleigh Blue & I will give you more details on each during the week.We are going to have a competition to win our little mouse on blue Cheese,which seems very popular,so watch out for how to enter,Oh & may well even be doing a video,but let’s see.
The last few weeks have been wonderful in the shop so thank you all for your support it means alot to us.
Have fun & stay safe in this crazy world of ours 🌍🧀

27/08/2026

Hello Cheese & Cyder lovers 🥰 so what a pleasure it is to have Rotten Glamour Cyder back on our shelves.
Sam & Naomi delivered our allocation personally,what great service to have your Cyder maker deliver to your door,we love that & we chatted about the upcoming ‘26 harvest & how it will have some challenges,but there is a lot of promise,a little rain would not go amiss.
We have now sold out of our Cheese & Cyder Tasting in September.
Our selection of South West Cyders is looking quite strong now & we are slowly coming to realise that Traditionally made Cyders are the way forward & maybe some of the best pairings with Cheese that we have tasted.
Come by the shop & see what you think,we would love to welcome you,see you soon 🧀

26/08/2026

Good morning Cheese lovers 🥰 an oldie but a goodie on how not to cut Cheese,hope it brings a smile to your face 🤣
Please be advised that no Cheeses were harmed in the making of this video 🧀
Have fun & stay safe all of you

25/08/2026

Hello Cheese lovers 🥰 so let’s visit one of the bastions of the north,The mighty Yorkshire Wensleydale.
This is Yoredale from the Curlew Dairy run by Ben & Sam Spence who left their corporate lives for the beautiful Yorkshire Dales to make Cheese.
They have a mixed herd of Holsteins & Ayrshire Cows,they use raw milk & a vegetarian rennet.They found an old recipe which makes this Wensleydale unique as it does not quite fit into the ‘Crumbly Crew’
as many would expect,but reveals rich buttery flavours with a slightly Lemon yogurt tang & has earthy,mineral undertones.It is matured for about 3/4 months in its Cheese cloth,to maintain moisture & to protect it from any little critters that may be lurking about in the maturing room,this is about as good as I have tasted it,quite exceptional & a pleasure to have in the shop.Traditionally served with a little piece of fruitcake,which I am going to try & source from JW Cocketts,which has a great reputation for its traditional recipe dating back to just before the Second World War when the butcher married a confectioner & a match made in heaven was created.
Yoredale is the old English name for the valley of Wensley & the Yore river which is now the Ure runs into the start of the Ouse which winds its way down to the Humber Estuary.
The Eurasian Curlew (giving its name to the dairy) is protected here & many a twitcher make a Spring pilgrimage to listen to the soaring song flights that help it attract a mate in this very beautiful part of our country.
Cheese making like this is a great art & we are all responsible for helping to preserve our traditions & celebrate our history otherwise they will be lost in the mists of time.
See you all soon Cheese lovers 🧀

24/08/2026

Hello Cheese lovers 🥰 so it’s Buffalo Milk week here at The Little Cheese Shop.
Let’s start with Buffalo Blue from Shepherds Purse Artisan Cheese whose beautiful Yorkshire pastures provide an excellent herbal banquet for all grazing animals in the dales.
Sisters Caroline & Katie have now taken over the reigns at the dairy,following in their mother Judy’s footsteps.
They have a local farmer who supplies them with the milk every couple of weeks.This hand made blue is pasteurised & vegetarian,matured for a minimum of eight weeks,it is rich from its high butter fat content,giving a smooth,rich creamy mouthfeel,with a sweet salty tang,biscuity & floral with a little spice finish,there is a lot going on with this Cheese & it will really give your taste buds a lovely runaround of flavours.I am looking out for some off dry Rieslings to wash it down with.
Both of these Cheeses come from herds of Italian Water Buffalo,who very much lounge around at their own pace & nothing is to be hurried,the milk yield is quite low,but is intense from the high butter fat & is rich in Vitamin A.
Jonathan Corpe BUFFALICIOUSUK has a 250 head herd who roam the beautiful Somerset countryside near Yeovil & Ilchester & makes classic Mozzarella which is from raw milk & is vegetarian it is rich,silky & creamy with a lactic salty tang finish & has that lovely soft creamy core.We get it fresh delivered to us about 2 days from being hand made,how fresh is that.They also make amazing Buffalo IceCream.
Bring it on for a picnic or as a side with your barbecue this weekend,grab some salads & tomatoes from Granny Smiths ltd & away you go,or if you like it warm go & see Jumper Jumper who uses it as a topping on his amazing Pizzas,whichever way you choose to have it,it will not disappoint.
We are back open again from tomorrow & are looking forward to welcoming you to another Cheese adventure,come & join us for the ride 🧀

21/08/2026

Hi Cheese lovers 🥰 so I thought you might like to hear direct from one our Cheesemakers,we are just here as the go between from them to you,it is our responsibility to represent them & their wonderful products & for you to enjoy them in perfect condition as they intended.
This is a little light reading for you from one of our favourite Cheesemakers Arthur Alsop who produces our very popular Mayfield.
I will hand over to Arthur.
Enjoy your weekend all you & see you in the shop 🧀
Think we might have another Buffalo Blue Cheese for you next week,we do have some excellent fresh Buffalo Mozzarella just come in,so come & grab some tomorrow for the weekend.
Have fun

20/08/2026

Hello Cheese & Cyder lovers 🥰 we are pleased to announce our next tasting collaboration which will be with Rull Orchard,we will be pairing four of their Cyders with four of our Cheeses & we will be hosting upstairs Hub Box upstairs in their wonderful events space on Tuesday 15th of September at 6pm.
Tickets are available from the shop & as always there are a limited number so that we can enjoy our time together & welcome Claire to our little Cheese family 🍎🧀
Someone has left a kids hoodie on the bench yesterday,it is safe in the shop if you want to collect it.
Sold out of that Beaufort from the other day,but have some of the St Nectaire left you if you are feeling a little continental.
Good luck to Somerset County Cricket Club with their Championship game against Essex
See you all in the shop soon 😁

19/08/2026