Willoughby is an original creation of Marisa Mauro’s Ploughgate Creamery, a Cellars collaborator that ceased production of the cheese after a creamery fire in 2011. With Marisa’s blessing Jasper HIlls has resurrected this pudgy little washed-rind and have continued to develop the recipe.
This succulent and buttery washed-rind cheese has aromas of peat, roasted beef and onions - a strong and complex front for the subtle milky, herbal, ripe-peach flavors within. Willoughby has a thin, tender, rosy-orange rind which adds earthy dimension to the texture and flavors of the gooey interior.
*Friendly note: add the whole wheel of this cheese to a cast iron pan or oven safe dish and bake until ooey and gooey. Perfect for dunking a crusty baguette, boiled potatoes, or roasted vegetables into. Mmmmm.
