Wyfe of Bath
“Experience, though noon auctoritee, Were in this world, were right y-nough to me, To speke of wo that is in mariage; For, lordinges, sith I twelf yeer was of age.”
- Geoffrey Chaucer
From whence this cheese doth get it’s name… apparently.
 Wyfe of Bath According to the manufacturer, like Chaucer’s tale, this cheese is like a taste of old England. It certainly smells, old. It has this wonderful smell of old, damp stone, reminiscent of a church crypt. Formed in cloth lined baskets, the cheese is shaped like a large round soap bar, with a tough, leathery, orange / grey, natural rind. Inside, the pate can vary from a pale yellow to a light golden colour, with a firm but yielding, slightly rubbery, but creamy texture. The taste is initially quite sharp, with delicate hints of fungus and stone. The sharpness quickly melts away leaving a pleasing nutty, grassy flavour. |
All in all a pleasant cheese to nibble on with a glass of red wine.
Produced by The Bath Soft Cheese Co.
Reviewed by Nick & Olympia, 2011.
(3/5)