Stichelton
Creamy. Nutty. Buttery.
Regular price £10.10Cheese Lady Recommends
| origin | England, Nottinghamshire |
| style texture | Medium blue, densely creamy and crumbly |
| milk | Cow |
| milk treatment | Raw |
| drink | Port and other dessert red-grape-based wines |
About the Cheese
Stichelton is an exceptional traditional British blue cheese, made with raw cow’s milk and using time-honoured methods including hand-ladling and an extended resting of the curd.
Rich and generous in texture, it is buttery and creamy with a wonderfully complex flavour. Notes of toasted nuts, malt and sweet milk unfold slowly, balanced by the savoury depth and gentle spice of the blue veining.
As with all great farmhouse cheeses, Stichelton changes subtly with the seasons and as it matures, making every batch a little different. Summer milk, when the cows are grazing on fresh grass, can produce particularly expressive cheeses that mature beautifully into the winter months.
Enjoy Stichelton with port or other red-grape-based dessert wines, whose sweetness provides a lovely contrast to its rich, savoury character.
Cheesemaker: Stichelton Dairy, led by Joe Schneider
Stichelton is made at Collingthwaite Farm on the Welbeck Estate in Nottinghamshire, in a dairy built into a former brick barn on the northern edge of Sherwood Forest.
Head cheesemaker Joe Schneider places great importance on making the cheese close to the source of the milk. Working on the farm allows the dairy to maintain a close relationship with the herd and to understand how changes in the milk throughout the year influence the finished cheese.
The curds are carefully hand-ladled and the cheese is matured slowly, allowing its characteristic creamy texture, blue veining and complex flavour to develop naturally.
The Welbeck Estate is also home to the School of Artisan Food and a growing community of independent food producers, making it a particularly fitting home for one of Britain’s most distinctive farmhouse blue cheeses.
1% of every sale will be donated to the Mental Health Foundation via Work for Good
IMPORTANT: Delivery dates are not guaranteed. For special occasions, please select an earlier delivery date. Cheese ripeness/maturity and wine vintages are not guaranteed unless specified in the product description. Due to small-scale production and logistics, some items may be unavailable. Images are for illustration purposes only.
DELIVERY
The delivery charge is worked out based on the postcode.
SCOTLAND
EH39-EH42 postcodes (Haddington, Gifford, Dunbar, North Berwick, East Linton, other areas within 5 mile radius of the shop): Orders over £40 - free delivery.
Other EH and FK1-16 post codes (East Lothian, Edinburgh, Fife) : Orders over £50 ‐ free delivery; orders under £50 ‐ delivery is £4.50.
Central Scotland: Orders over £50 ‐ free delivery; orders under £50 ‐ £5.50;
Northern Scotland and Highlands: £5.50 (2-5 day service). Please note, we recommend selecting Wednesday as your delivery day to allow enough time for the order to be delivered before the weekend (when courier depots are closed)
REST OF BRITAIN
England & Wales: Orders over £50 ‐ free delivery; orders under £50 ‐ £5.50.
London: Order over £50 ‐ free delivery; order under £50 ‐ £7.50.
Northern Ireland and Islands (Isle of Man, Scilly, Skye, Wight, Jersey, Guernsey): we currently do not ship to.
Most of the UK mainland gets a next day delivery service. However, certain areas of the UK get a longer service. Our shipping boxes are designed to be safe in transit for up to 48 hours (longer during the cold months).
When placing an order, please make sure to provide:
- an alternative delivery instruction, in case you’re not in to receive the order (such as “leave on porch, leave in a shed, leave with neighbour”)
- complete post code and mobile number (will be used for courier notifications)
SHIPPING INFORMATION
Our checkout system allows you to pick a date in the future to receive your delivery.
Our courier partners are APC Overnight.
Once your order is shipped you will receive tracking details. Because all orders are shipped via a third-party, you would need to contact the courier directly if you have any questions about your parcel. Their email address is depot175@apc-overnight.com
If you are buying cheeses for a special occasion, please allow an extra day or two for your cheeses to arrive, in case of unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstances.
During December and other peak periods, we may require additional days to process and deliver your order.
PACKAGING
We take great care in packaging and delivering your order.
- Cheeses are wrapped in specialist cheese paper that will allow them to breathe and not suffocate.
- Cheeses and condiments are then packaged in a cardboard box (reusable and recyclable) with an insulated foil pouch and ice packs to ensure the correct temperature is maintained for up to 48 hours (longer during the cold months).
GIFT MESSAGES
A personalised gift note can be included with all of our products at no extra charge.
