Lincolnshire Poacher is a hard unpasteurised cow's milk cheese

Cheese

Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....

 that is generally of a cylindrical shape with its rind resembling granite in appearance. It is made in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England

England

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. The cheese is matured between 14 and 24 months, depending on when the milk was collected. Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese stock The Cheese Shop, Louth

The Cheese Shop, Louth

The Cheese Shop, Louth is an artisan delicatessen situated in Louth, England, known for its large selection of artisan foods, especially cheese. The Cheese Shop has been featured in national newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph and its magazine and The Guardian, local radio and television on BBC...

with all three of its cheeses, both maturities, and also Lincolnshire Red.

Awards

• Supreme Champion at the 1996/7 British Cheese Awards.
• Best British Cheese at the World Cheese awards in 2001/2.
• Gold Medals at the British Cheese Awards 2003/4 for both Lincolnshire Poacher and Smoked Lincolnshire Poacher

External links

• The manufacturer