Lincolnshire Poacher cheese

Lincolnshire Poacher is a hard unpasteurised cow's milk cheese that is generally of a cylindrical shape with a rind resembling granite in appearance.^[1] It is made at Ulceby Grange Farm in Alford, Lincolnshire, by craft cheesemaker Richard Tagg.^[2] The cheese is matured for between 14 and 24 months, depending on when the milk was collected.^[3]

Lincolnshire Poacher cheese

Awards

• Supreme Champion at the 1996/7 British Cheese Awards^[4]
• Best British Cheese at the World Cheese Awards in 2001/2^[5]
• Gold Medals at the British Cheese Awards 2003/4 for both Lincolnshire Poacher and Smoked Lincolnshire Poacher^[6]

See also

• Food portal

• The Lincolnshire Poacher
• List of smoked foods