Paxton & Whitfield St. Jude Soft Cheese 100g

St Jude is a soft cheese handmade from unpasteurised cow's milk, shaped into a small disc and presented in the box in which the cheese is also matured. St Jude cheese has a gentle lemony acidity and a light and mousse-like texture. As the cheese ripens, the flavour intensifies, and the texture softens. This artisanal cheese has beautiful seasonal variations and each batch is unique - with more grassy notes in the summer & more buttery flavours in the winter.

Handmade by Julie Cheyney at White Wood Dairy in northeast Suffolk using the raw milk from a herd of predominately French Montbéliarde cows. The diverse grasses of the pastures in the Waveney Valley contribute to the complex flavours in the cheese. When the cows are out to pasture, the cheeses tend to conjure grassy and vegetal flavours and when the cows come indoors to escape the winter weather these tastes become more buttery and creamy.

The milk comes directly from the dairy parlour into the cheeseroom. Barely an hour old, this fresh milk has the cultures added and the cheesemaking process starts. Julie believes that good cheese is made slowly and gently, using as little intervention as possible, whilst ensuring that conditions are right. This approach enhances the milk to bring the flavours of the pasture through to a truly artisanal cheese and allows the character of the milk to express itself.

Awards: Won Best Fresh Cheese at The British Cheese Awards 2024, Won Best Export Cheese at The British Cheese Awards 2024, Awarded Silver at The World Cheese Awards 2019, Awarded Gold at the 2019 British Cheese Awards, Winner of The James Aldridge Trophy for the Best British Raw Milk Cheese in 2013.

Unpasteurised Cows milk

Strength: 2

Hardness: 1

Country of origin: England

Nutritional data:

Storage: Keep Refrigerated

Package type: Vac Pack Bag, Wax Paper

Ingredients: Raw Cows Milk, Salt, Starter Culture, Animal Rennet

Allergen Information: Contains Milk