Top of the Pops - Father's Day Box

A big cheddar and a big red. Pitchfork, an extra mature cheddar made by the Trethowan Brothers in Somerset, with a dense and creamy texture and an array of awards to its name. Paired with Crozes Hermitage, the wine gives a real sense of summer with hints of blackberry and cherry followed by melon. A true melt-in-the-mouth pairing.

Crowned Supreme Champion at the 2021 Artisan Cheese Awards, Ashcombe is made in the style of Morbier, with the famous ash line through the middle. It is supple and farmy and has a lovely tang from the rind. Everything you'd want from a Morbier style cheese...but even better! Matched with a Riesling from the steep slatey slopes of the Mosel, this is an effortless combo, transporting us to an orchard.

Cenarth Brie from Caws Cenarth in Wales is a creamy and buttery soft cheese with a deliciously gooey middle. As the cheese matures it develops more intense citrussy flavours, just a brie-lliant cheese in every sense of the word. Paired with Forager, a hedgerow berry cider, this cuts through the creaminess of the brie, bringing with it a real British summertime pairing.

Shepherd’s Purse will be a name that followers of cheesegeek are familiar with. Harrogate Blue has a beautiful golden amber colour, and is matured for a minimum of 10 weeks, it has all the time it needs to develop those creamy, moist, rich flavours that balance the sharp spiciness of the blue veining so craftily. The perfect gateway blue cheese for those on the fence! Paired with Northern Star, a caramel chocolate biscuit porter (5.2%) from Northern Monk, the cheese enhances the caramel notes in the porter. This is a Northern pairing through and through with the cheese hailing from Harrogate and the beer hailing from Leeds.

Buttery Guernsey milk soft cheese washed in an IPA, paired with a salami influenced by a classic Italian sausage, richly scented with fennel and fragrant Tellicherry black peppercorns. The fennel in the salami really shines through and ramps up the funk in the rind in such a good way without taking it too far. Really high on flavour without being too intense - all round winner with delicate but complex flavours.

Not since the Bee Gees have a trio caused such a stir as our triple condiment offering at cheesegeek. Never let anyone tell you, "You can't have it all"...because you can. And here it is. Perfect for the indecisive, subscribers, or anyone that just won't accept second best. Rambunctious Red Onion & Port, Champion Cherry & Amaretto and Barnstorming Brandy & Pear - we've covered all the bases. 

Peter's Yard Spelt & Fig Sourdough Crackers. Simply the world's greatest biscuits for cheese...fact. The Spelt and Fig are extra special with blue cheese.

Whilst we won’t enforce it, we strongly recommend the above selection is enjoyed whilst wearing cheesegeek socks. As a bonus you can add the socks and the Sipsmith Martinez gin at a discounted price of £30. Every chance your dad will be on the floor when this is all wrapped up.