Bonchester is a British cheese awarded with a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). The cheese was first developed on the Easter Weens Farm in 1980, on the border lands of England and Scotland, in Bonchester Bridge. Bonchester Bridge is in Roxburghshire, Scotland. However, the cheese is currently not in production.
Shaped in small, round flat cylinders and coated with a white rind, Bonchester is made from unpasteurized Jersey cow’s milk. A young Bonchester is clean and mild in flavor but often develops a stronger and more flavor as it ages. The rind color also deepens from yellow to deep yellow depending on the degree of ripening. Close and smooth in texture, the cheese contains a minimum of 20% milk fat and a maximum of 60% water. Bonchester is a past bronze medal winner at the British Cheese Awards and was Champion Cheese at the Royal Highland Show.
Other cheeses from Scotland:
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hard cheeses:
Cairnsmore, Dunlop, Gowrie, Isle of Mull, Lairobell, Loch Arthur Farmhouse, Orkney Extra Mature Cheddar, Seriously Strong Cheddar
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semi-soft cheeses:
Lanark Blue
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soft cheeses:
Bishop Kennedy, Caboc, Dunsyre Blue
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fresh soft cheeses:
Crowdie, Galloway Goat's Milk Gems
Other cheeses from United Kingdom:
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hard cheeses:
Acorn, Basing, Berkswell, Buffalo, Caerphilly, Cheshire, Coverdale, Double Gloucester, Duddleswell, Dunlop, ... show all ... , Gospel Green, Hereford Hop, Isle of Mull, Lairobell, Lincolnshire Poacher, Marble Cheddar, Marbled Cheeses, Orkney Extra Mature Cheddar, Red Leicester, Seriously Strong Cheddar, Spenwood, Wensleydale
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semi-hard cheeses:
Cornish Yarg, Cotherstone, Derby, Devon Blue, Sage Derby
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semi-soft cheeses:
Celtic Promise, Exmoor Blue, Harbourne Blue, Marbled Cheeses, Oxford Blue, Stinking Bishop, Waterloo, Wigmore
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soft cheeses:
Bath Cheese, Beenleigh Blue, Bosworth, Buxton Blue, Cottage Cheese, Dunsyre Blue, Finn, Flower Marie, Golden Cross, Sharpam, Somerset Brie, Yorkshire Blue
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fresh soft cheeses:
Innes Button, Vulscombe
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