Castello®

Tickler Vintage Cheddar Cheese

Castello®

Tickler Vintage Cheddar Cheese

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.

  • Nutrition
  • How It's Made

Pairings

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

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.

FAQ

  • Did u 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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