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Castello® Tickler Vintage Cheddar Cheese

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A delightfully complex combination of deep, rich flavours and a beautifully rugged texture. Castello Tickler Vintage Cheddar Cheese is an aged cheddar with creamy tasting notes, distinctively sweet and yet savoury. It will add intense flavour to your cooking or your cheese board. Serve it as a snack and you will find its excellence surpasses your expectations.

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  • TASTING NOTES
    • Hints of caramel
    • Wine flavours
    • Distinctively sweet with a very pleasant acidic fruitiness
    • Savoury
    • A hint of sharp and tangy
    • Deep rich taste

    Castello Tickler Vintage Cheddar is typically matured for as long as 21 months for a complex and sophisticated flavour profile that all cheese lovers will appreciate.
  • TEXTURE
    • Dense structure
    • Rugged and incredibly crumbly
    • Complex
    • With the right level of smoothness
    • A subtle crunch of protein crystals that tickle your taste buds

    It will crumble on your board when cutting but slowly melt in your mouth when you take a bite.
  • STRENGTH
    6 out of 6. Intense.

    Castello Tickler Vintage Cheddar Cheese delivers a concentrated and strong flavour and is sure to stand out.
  • HOW IT'S MADE
    • Creatively crafted in the UK from fresh cow's milk
    • Strictly following traditional Cheddar methods with Castello craftmanship
    • Typically slowly matured for 21 months, for a rich flavour profile that's worth the wait
    • Each cheese is inspected for quality before going into a pack

    Castello Tickler Vintage Cheddar Cheese is produced in Devon, England from the milk of cows grazing on pastures all year round in England’s Devon countryside. Yes, intense and indulgent flavours in just the right combination take time but this cheddar has proven itself to be absolutely worth the wait.
  • HOW TO USE
    • Slice or dice and eat on its own
    • Serve on top of bread or crackers
    • Pick a pairing and enjoy as an indulgent snack
    • Serve on a cheese platter as an appetiser, a snack or a dessert
    • Make a delicious sandwich or a toastie
    • Crumble on top of warm food
    • Make a creamy risotto
    • Try it in one of our recipes!

    As part of a cheese board or as an addition to your cooking, Castello Tickler Vintage Cheddar Cheese is often perceived as that one ingredient that will lift a meal from avarage to absolutely irresistible.
  • GOES WELL WITH
    Enhance the flavour of your cheese with food and drink pairings. Choose a favourite and immerse yourself in a new and surprising taste combination.
    Grapes
    Grapes
    Jacket potato
    Jacket potato
    Caramelized Onion
    Caramelized Onion
  • DID YOU KNOW
    • Cheddar is a traditional British cheese type. The first record of cheddar cheese dates back to the 12th century
    • Castello Tickler Cheddar recipe was first made in 2007
    • The largest cheese sculpture in the world was made from cheddar cheese and weighed a whopping 691kg
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nutritional information per 100g

Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Salt, Rennet (microbial), Lactic acid culture. Suitable for vegetarians.

1729 kJ
417 kcal
energy
36 g fat
24 g saturated fat
<0.5 g carbohydrates
<0.5 g sugar
24 g protein
1.8 g salt
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