Cheese Database

Keltic Gold vs Stinking Bishop

Keltic Gold

Facts

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

Keltic Gold is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese from Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Pasteurized milk and a washed rind define the style. During ripening the rind is washed with cider, which adds apple notes and a golden coat. The paste inside is smooth and creamy rather than dry or crumbly. It is a handmade British cheese with a fruity smell and a flavor that leans sweet.

Stinking Bishop

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-soft
Type
Washed rind
Rind
Washed rind
Country
United Kingdom

Stinking Bishop is a semi-soft washed-rind cheese from the United Kingdom, made with pasteurized cow's milk. The paste is pale and creamy, and the rind runs from orange to gray-pink. Makers wash that rind with perry, a fermented pear drink, which feeds the bacteria that create the famous smell. The name is shared with the pear used for that perry. The aroma is strong, but the flavor inside is milder than the smell suggests.