Cheese Enthusiast, Paul Heasman from Britain’s leading importer and distributor of premium cheese, Rowcliffe, has handpicked 6 quality artisan cheeses that offer the perfect selection for your Christmas cheeseboard this year. The carefully selected range includes multiple award-winning cheeses from their exclusive independent retailer brand, Clemency Hall.
Rowcliffe has been serving independent retailers since 1967 and premium supermarkets since the early 1990s, with quality cheese and fine foods. The firm was founded by Anthony Rowcliffe (who changed British attitudes to cheese), with a mission to champion and support small producers which is still at the core of the business today.
Clemency Hall is Rowcliffe’s exclusive brand that focuses on quality and heritage and this range is made by artisan producers specifically for independent retailers. All the cheeses are sourced from local producers in Britain and Europe and the range of premium hand-crafted cheeses have won multiple awards since the brand’s inception.
Below are Paul’s handpicked cheeses for the perfect cheeseboard selection for family and friends during the festive period.
Clemency Hall Shropshire Blue
This cheese won Gold at this year’s British Cheese Awards, 2 stars at Great Taste, and was featured on Alan Titchmarsh’s ITV Love Your Weekend in September. A superb mellow and well-rounded blue cheese with a soft buttery texture. There is a wonderful contrast of colours between the orange of the curd and the blue veins.
Clemency Hall Westcombe Cheddar
A deep complex flavour with long notes of citrus, hazelnut and caramel. A firm texture with a smooth breakdown which allows the flavours to linger in your mouth.
Clemency Hall Taleggio DOP
This cheese won a Great Taste Award in 2021.
A semi-soft washed rind cheese made from whole cow’s milk. Sweet and aromatic when young with a soft melting texture. With age, it becomes fuller and tangier.
Clemency Hall Victorious Vintage
This delicious cheddar came 2nd in the ‘Best Waxed Cheese’ category at the 2021 Virtual Cheese Awards
and was awarded silver for “Modern British Cheese” at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards in 2022. Vintage Cheddar aged for 18 months. Complex long flavour with both sweetness and caramel notes.
Clemency Hall Truffle Gouda
A beautiful Soft Gouda enriched with succulent black truffle. Earthy, creamy flavour.
Clemency Hall Brie de Meaux AOP
This cheese is made from raw cow’s milk and matured for 5-6 weeks. It has a soft, oozy texture with rich, sweet, buttery flavours of mushrooms, truffles and almonds.
To find out more about the Clemency Hall range please visit the website – Rowcliffe
About Rowcliffe
Rowcliffe is Britain’s leading importer and distributor of quality cheese and fine foods. We have been serving independent retailers since 1967 and premium supermarkets since the early 1990’s.
Founded by Anthony Rowcliffe (who changed British attitudes to cheese), his mission to champion and support small producers was continued by his son Tim, who until his own recent retirement was flying the flag for hand-crafted traditions and quality producers.
Scouring the UK and Continental Europe for award-winning produce is a time-consuming process that many premium supermarkets and independent retailers happily leave to Rowcliffe. We have an unrivalled range of artisanal produce, supporting the commercial needs of our increasing customer base.
Our company was built on a commitment to offer quality products whilst maintaining a high level of service and integrity. We are thankful and proud to represent many of Britain’s and Europe’s talented farmers & artisans. We consider our producers to be part of the company, as they bring forward cheeses with true provenance, made from traditional recipes, with hand-crafted skills and stories that the business is proud to keep alive. We supply the trade with over 2000 cheeses and hundreds of specialty products including: charcuterie, olives, olive oils, vinegars, butters, pastry and much, much more.
