Academy of Cheese Level 1 Tasting Box

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Academy of Cheese Level 1 Tasting Box

You can read about cheese all you like, but at some point you really do need to eat the homework!

Our Academy of Cheese Level 1 Tasting Box has been put together to accompany the Level 1 (Associate) course and contains 12 of the 25 cheeses studied at Level 1.

The course introduces you to the main types and styles of cheese and teaches you how to assess them using sight, smell and taste. This box gives you the chance to put that theory into practice at home — which, as homework goes, isn’t too bad at all.

Whether you’re currently studying towards your Level 1 certification, thinking about taking the course, or simply fancy improving your cheese knowledge, it’s a rather delicious way to learn.

We also teach Academy of Cheese Level 1 courses here in our Tasting Rooms in Pangbourne, so if you’d rather do your studying with us — and have someone talk you through all that cheese — we’d love to have you.

What’s in the box?

The box usually includes the following 12 cheeses, giving you a broad range of styles and characteristics to explore:

• Camembert de Normandie PDO
• A Triple Cream Cheese
• A Clothbound Cheddar
• Mimolette
• Crottin de Chavignol PDO
• Morbier PDO
• Single Gloucester PDO
• Roquefort PDO
• Colston Bassett PDO
• Aged Gouda
• Parmigiano Reggiano PDO
• Manchego PDO

** Please note: Artisan cheese doesn’t always behave conveniently! Occasionally availability means we need to substitute one of the cheeses in the box. If that happens, we’ll replace it with another Level 1 cheese wherever possible, or with a cheese of a similar style that allows you to explore the same characteristics. **

About the Academy of Cheese

The Academy of Cheese is an impartial, not-for-profit organisation created to promote cheese knowledge, education and careers within the cheese industry.

The Academy programme has four levels, beginning with Level 1 Associate and progressing all the way through to Master of Cheese.

Our own Jen is a Fellow of the Academy of Cheese, teaches Academy courses here in Pangbourne and is currently continuing her own studies towards Master of Cheese.

Be warned though: learning about cheese has a habit of making you want to learn even more about cheese.

The majority of our cheeses contain the following ingredients (Allergens are listed in capitals):

MILK, starter cultures, rennet, salt