STILTON/PORT

WINNER Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference Tuxford and Tebbutt Blue Stilton 83/100 £2.50 for 210g

Creamy yellow and sporadic blue veins make for a dense wedge of cheese with balanced salt, nuttiness and earthy mushroom flavours followed by a bolt of tangy blue with a hint of spicy pepper at the finish. Overall, our testers adored its buttery, melt-in-themouth consistency and favoured its complexity above the rest.

RUNNERS-UP

Co-op Long Clawson Dairy Potted Blue Stilton

81/100 £4 for 225g A web of blue veins and green tinge make this crumbly Stilton punchy. Our testers described it as sharp, similar to a Danish Blue, with an aroma of yeasty sourdough. Creamy in texture with a nutty finish, our testers found themselves wanting more!

Tesco Finest Mature Blue Stilton

78/100 £4 for 400g This cheese is firm, pearly white to yellow and marbled with furry blue veins. It has a creamy farmyard taste and a pronounced earthy, mineral note. It was strong but well balanced, with a smooth texture.

Morrisons The Best Blue Stilton

77/100 £3.72 for 454g Rich, golden yellow with well-defined blue marbling, this Stilton is rather mellow for a blue, but has the strength of a mature Cheddar. Full-flavoured, the family will find the melt-in-the-mouth richness and grassy finish wonderfully moreish.

Booths Potted Blue Stilton

77/100 £13 for 300g Beautifully presented in a ceramic pot, this will certainly liven up your cheeseboard. The cheese is hard and crumbly with a greenyblue marble. Mild yet flavoursome, it has a mouthwatering smoothness and lingering creaminess. Although it lacked real punch, it was enjoyed nonetheless.

Take Stilton out of the fridge up to an hour before serving and remove the wrapper to let it breathe.