Cheddar
A truly British cheese which needs little introduction, Ilchester®’s Cheddar comes from the West Country near where Cheddar originated in the Mendip Hills. Cheddar has always been an integral part of the English diet, try on sandwiches as part of a ploughman’s lunch or melted over vegetables!
The Ilchester® Cheddar range includes Mature, Mild, Peri Peri, Pickled Onions, Chives, Garlic and Mixed Herb Cheddars, plus, ‘The Sammies’ New Product Award winners Ilchester® Black Cheddar and Ilchester® Apple, Sage and Onion Cheddar.
Mature Cheddar
Carefully matured Cheddar with a drier texture to standard Cheddar, sometimes with crunchy calcium crystals and the flavour more savoury. Try our Mediterranean Mature Cheddar Deli Roll, this aged Cheddar is hand rolled in a fascinating collection of Mediterranean herbs to stand out above the rest on any cheese board.
Black Cheddar
This is a Rich and Smooth Black Cheddar which is a versatile and uniquely flavoured cheese. Coloured with natural Cocoa and Carob to give a malty flavour. Melts well and melts evenly.
Wensleydale
It looks great and of course it tastes even better. Ilchester’s most successful refashioned flavour-added cheese! Introduced to the UK by French monks in the 11th Century as a pale, white and slightly flaky cheese.
Here at Ilchester®, we infuse traditional Wensleydale with cranberries, apricots and even chocolate to create a stunning cheese range, with options appropriate for any cheese board.
Red Leicester
Smooth, Tangy and Nutty! Add a splash of colour to your cheese board with this traditional English cheese. Created in a similar way to Cheddar with the insertion of annatto to allow for the distinctive tangerine colour.
Serve on toast or in tarts. Ilchester’s Red Leicester range consist of Mediterranean Red Leicester Deli Rolls and Snacking Portions!
Double Gloucester
Originally made from Ewe’s milk, Double Gloucester is now widely made from Cow’s milk. A hard cheese with a savoury mellow flavour. Enjoy as part of a cheeseboard, on your favourite sandwich or why not watch this cheese being rolled down Coopers Hill annually in May for the UK’s most extreme cheese race!
White Stilton®
This is a cheese to indulge the senses and a lovely contrast to our various savoury cheeses. This mild and creamy cheese is even more delicious when bursting with succulent pieces of sweet, juicy fruit.
Here at Ilchester® we use cranberries, blueberries, lemons, apricots, mango and ginger to create our fantastic range of White Stilton® cheeses.
Tipplers
Back in 1962, our founder Ken Seaton discovered that adding beer to cheese helped to preserve it, as well as making it taste rather good. To this day we still make our Beer Cheese to Ken’s original recipe, adding extra strong ale and a secret blend of spices to mature Somerset Cheddar.
Our Tippler range also includes Port Cheddar and Whisky Cheddar cheeses!
Sage Derby
Derby is one of England’s oldest and most famous cheeses. Finely chopped sage was added to this wonderful cheese as early as the 17th century, as it was thought to carry health benefits. Nowadays, here at Ilchester, we carried on adding the sage to get that extremely light and uplifting flavour. Try this cheese grated over a salad or enjoy it on top of peppercorn crackers.
Snacking
We provide an extensive range of snacking cheeses, including the Ilchester® Cheese Selection Net and our Ilchester® Cheese Trio Snacking Net, both including a variety of different flavoured cheeses and shapes.
Our top snacking packs also include the Applewood® Sticks and Marmite® Chuckles.
Five Counties®
You’ll fall in love with this cheese that celebrates five great British tastes in one. Likely to catch your eye, Five Counties® layers Double Gloucester, Red Leicester, Cheshire, Derby and Somerset Cheddar to create one fantastic cheese! This has been a top favourite cheese for more than a decade! Try slicing onto toast and melting, sprinkled with black pepper.
Marmite®
For the lovers… Offer your consumers a unique branded alternative with Marmite® Cheddar. A Cheddar cheese carefully blended with Marmite® which can be used for lunchboxes, cheeseboards or as a tasty treat!
Find our Marmite® Cheddar snacking net in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose and ASDA stores across the UK.