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Everything on the website is out of stock BUT our counter in Pangbourne is full of cheese, so please come in to make your selection
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Our shop in Pangbourne is stocked with delicious cheese for counter service
£10.00 – £20.00
Brun de Noix literally means brown nut. It is an apt name for this cheese as it is washed regularly in a walnut liqueur as it matures. For some, the taste is pure walnut but it also has real hints of maple syrup. It is a delicious cheese unless you are allergic to nuts in which case it could be fatal… Allergens – Milk, Nuts
Brun de Noix is a very unusual cheese in that it is regularly washed in a walnut liqueur. It is not one for those with nut allergies…! The walnut liqueur gives the cheese a rich, almost polished, amber rind. Within this rind is a smooth yet dense paste which sometimes has little eyes (holes) throughout it. It could be described as rubbery but we think it is more elastic and springy. The cheese has an appealing aroma alongside its delicately soft texture. Its flavours strike a perfect balance between the fresh milky taste of the cheese and the full, nutty notes of the rind. For some, the taste is pure walnut but it also has real hints of maple syrup. A unique and surprising cheese that cannot be missed!
Brun de Noix is produced by Beillevaire who are both cheesemakers and cheesemongers. We buy a lot of our specialist French cheeses direct from them. They make the cheese in their dairy in Machecoul, which is just south of the Loire river. Cheeses washed in walnut liqueur would have been originally produced in monasteries, but this unique style of cheesemaking was in danger of being forgotten. Beillevaire are keen to keep traditional cheese varieties like this one alive.
A whole Brun de Noix weighs between 380-400g, so half weighs 190-200g.
A lighter Pinot Noir matches really well with Brun de Noix as it helps to cut through the powerful nutty flavour.
Ingredients (Allergens are listed in capitals)
MILK, salt, ferments, rennet, NUT flavour, WALNUT (traces), LYSOZYME (EGG)
Normal opening Monday – Saturday 9am – 4pm until:
Sunday 22nd 9am – 4pm
Monday 23rd 9am – 4pm
Christmas Eve 9am – 12pm
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day Closed
Friday 27th Closed
Saturday 28th 9am – 4pm
Sunday 29th Closed
Monday 30th 9am – 2pm
Tuesday 31st 9am – 2pm
New Year’s Day Closed
Thursday 2nd January Closed
Friday 3rd 9am – 4pm then open as normal
After Christmas our courier delivery slots start from 8th January.
