Cloth-Ashed Red Leicester
Made by hand in small batches to a traditional recipe, Red Leicester has a slightly lower fat content than Cheddar and, if aged well, maintains a more open and crumbly texture.
Use the whole wheel to transform a cheeseboard, or portion it to share with friends and family.
Each wheel weighs approximately 2kg.
At the peak of Spring, when clover production is high and the milk contains more fat, our Red Leicester exhibits beautiful earthy flavours.
It takes its colour from a natural dye (beta carotene) found in the seeds of the South American Achiote tree. The red colour was
traditionally used to signify milk quality. It looks stunning on a cheeseboard and is perfectly accompanied by celery, fig jam or white wine.
NO ARTIFICIAL PRESERVATIVES, COLOURING OR FLAVOURING
Cow’s milk, salt, non-animal rennet, starter cultures (milk), natural colour (annatto berry)
Unless you have qualified for free shipping, we charge a flat delivery fee of $20 per order shipped by Australia Post Express Delivery.
Cheeses are shipped with gel ice packs and Australia Post has authority to leave packages at your property, even if unattended. Products typically do not spoil if delivered above refrigeration temperature of 4deg C. (Most of our products are matured over many months or years at 10 - 15deg C.) However, please ensure cheeses are refrigerated as soon as possible.
Parcels are dispatched from Gippsland twice a week and delivery takes between 1 to 3 days from dispatch. We are not responsible for the service, delays, or delivery by Australia Post. Our shipping costs are non-refundable and we do not accept PO Box addresses for orders.
For large orders (over 5kg) we may need to use more than one shipping box, in which case there may be additional shipping charges. We will contact you before dispatch if this is the case.
If you have any questions, please refer to our Refund Policy or email sales@maffracheese.com.au before placing your order.