Cheese Database

Buxton Blue vs Stilton

Buxton Blue

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Blue
Rind
Natural rind
Country
United Kingdom

Buxton Blue is a blue cheese from the United Kingdom, made from cow's milk and formed as a cylinder. Annatto colors the paste a deep russet or orange, and thin blue veins run through that warm body. The texture starts crumbly and grows smoother and creamier as the cheese rests. The taste is mild for a blue, with cream first and a gentle tang after. It is often set beside Stilton, but the color and the softer finish set it apart.

Stilton, field guide plate
Stilton, photographed

Stilton

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Blue
Rind
Natural rind
Country
United Kingdom
Place
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire
Status
PDO

Stilton is a blue cow's-milk cheese from England. The protected cheese is made only in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, or Nottinghamshire. It is not made in the village of Stilton.