Scottish Cheese

Scotland has long been famous for high quality cheeses. Foodieboxes is delighted to announce we can now send Scottish Cheeses in our Foodieboxes Food Hampers UK wide. Scotland has a huge range of cheese, form hard to soft and goat to ewe. Our Foodies have spent the last few weeks talking to suppliers and tasting cheeses, someone has too! We have tasted in excess of 50 cheeses and now bring what we believe to be the very best Scotland has to offer.

Scotland traditionally excelled in hard cheeses due to a short production season in the summer and a long maturing period in the winter. As we all know Scotland has a much longer winter than it does summer!

Cheese making techniques and equipment have come on a long way over the last decade and Scotland now compete in other cheese classes at world level. Connage Highland Dairy one of our suppliers was awarded GOLD for their Crowdie at the World Cheese awards in 2007. Well done!

We have created some excellent Scottish cheese selections which include a fantastic slate cheese board from the Just Slate Co. These selections are made up of mixed cheese boards for 4-6 people to 12-15 and come with oatcakes and chutney. We have also created cheese specific boards for blue cheese and cheddar allowing you to taste and compare a range of the same variety. Due to the popularity of the build your own Foodiebox we have a similar function to build your own Cheese Board and of course we will be creating a range of Foodieboxes mixed with a selection of our other products.

Foodiebox Cheeses

Scottish Cheddar

Isle of Mull Cheddar – The Isle of Mull cheddar comes from Sgriob Ruadh farm near Tobermory. Fantastically tasty cheddar, strong and rich in flavour, made with true passion. Read more about this supplier.

Inverloch Truckle - This cheese is full of creamy flavour which is contained in a wax coating. The cheese is made by David and Grace on the island of Gigha ‘Gods Island’ and definitely earns its place on the cheese board.

Applewood Smoked Cheddar – if you are a fan of smoked cheese this really will get you excited. The beautifully soft creamy cheddar takes on the delicate flavour of the applewood chips. It is not too over powering, a perfect flavour to end a dinner.

Scottish Cheddar Cheese

Scottish Hard Cheese

Connage Dunlop - Dunlop is an unpasteurised Scottish hard cheese traditionally cloth bound and matured for 5-7 months to create a nutty creamy taste and a moist texture.

Soft Scottish Cheeses

Connage Clava – The smooth pasteurised delicately flavoured brie is delicious and with no added cream. As it ripens the chalky centre becomes silky and it is at its best when the texture inside has become soft and luscious.

Soft Scottish Cheese

Aiket – This tasty cheese comes from West Clerkland Farm in Ayrshire. Aiket is a full fat soft white mould unpasteurised cows’ milk cheese. Full of creamy flavor when left to ripen!

Caboc – This cheese comes form Highland Fine Cheeses. The cheese comes in a small log and is rolled in toasted oats creating a fantastic texture The cheese itself is very buttery and rich.

Gruth Dhu – A Foodie favourite! The soft creamy cheese is rolled in oatmeal and peppercorns creating a very flavourful experience. It goes very well with smoked salmon and/or a single Scottish malt.

Scottish Blue Cheeses

Dunsyre Blue – Is a mould ripened, handmade cheese sister to Lanark Blue. A really tasty blue cheese and a must for a cheese board. It was also featured on The Great British Menu (2008) this year by Michelin star chef Tom Kitchin.

Strathdon Blue - This firm, meaty blue won "Best Scottish Cheese" for Highland Fine Cheeses in 2002. It has a strong creamy flavour and a deep, powerful finish.

Fat Lips – is a creamy blue cheese made in the Scottish Borders by Jim and Annie Shanks. This cheese is excellent for a cheese board and great to cook with. Lots of Chefs all over the UK have given it the thumbs up.

Scottish Goat's Cheese

Glazert – is a camembert type goat’s cheese, traditional in appearance and texture excellent under the grill.

Bonnet – is a well matured goat’s cheese from West Clerkland Farm. It has a creamy and nutty texture.

Scottish Goats' Cheese

Scottish Washed Rind

Criffel - is a washed rind Scottish cheese from Loch Arthur creamery. Beautifully smooth in texture and full of creamy tangy flavour. A Foodie favourite.

Scottish Criffel