List of Derbyshire cheeses

Derbyshire cheeses

Name	Notes	Refs
Buxton Blue	A blue cheese that is a similar to Blue Stilton. It is made from cow's milk, and is lightly veined with a deep russet colouring. Buxton Blue cheese is a protected food name. It may only be produced in or around the town of Buxton using milk from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire or Staffordshire.	^[1]^[2]
Derby	A semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk, with a waxed rind. It has been produced since the 16th century making it one of England's oldest cheeses.	^[3]
Dovedale	A cylindrical, blue-veined soft cheese made from cow's milk. Dovedale cheese is a protected food name. It may only be made within 50 miles (80 km) of the Dovedale valley.	^[4]^[2]
Sage Derby	It is made from cow's milk and infused with the herb sage, giving it a green marbled appearance. It was traditionally produced to celebrate harvest festival and Christmas.	^[5]^[6]
Stilton	A protected designation of origin cheese that is produced in two varieties: Blue known for its characteristic strong smell and taste, and the lesser-known White. It may only be produced in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire or Leicestershire. Derbyshire stilton is made at Hartington (the smallest of the six makers of Stilton in the world).	^[7]^[6]^[8]

^ "Protected food name: Buxton Blue cheese". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Protected Derbyshire cheeses could be imported from US post-Brexit". DerbyshireLive. 6 March 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Derby | Local Cheese From Derby". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Protected food name: Dovedale cheese (PDO)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Sage Derby | Local Cheese From Derbyshire". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b Harbutt, J. (2015). World Cheese Book. DK Publishing. pp. 182–205. ISBN 978-1-4654-4372-4. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ "Protected food name: Stilton Blue cheese (PDO)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "The return of Hartington Stilton". Derbyshire Life and Countryside. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

Jenny Linford, Great British Cheeses, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2008, ISBN 978-1405334365

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