Summer flavour

In Cheese by James Anstee

Hand-crafted during the first burst of summer, Elderflower Clothbound Cheese from Devon-based cheesemaker, Quicke’s is a ‘wedge from the hedge’ seasonal cheese. Combining early summer’s grass-fed cow’s milk with the elder tree’s botanical bloom, Elderflower Clothbound Cheese owes much to the ageless hedgerows that the Quicke family has maintained since the sixteenth century. Working with local foragers to gather the blooms from the plant, Quicke’s then blends the elderflower into the cheesemaking process to achieve a fresh, buttery cheese with delicate floral notes. Around £5.30 (200g), £12.00 (500g) from independent retailers and www.quickes.co.uk