Double Gloucester Cheese

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Double Gloucester is a traditional, semi-hard cheese which has been made in Gloucestershire, England since the 16th century, at one time made only with the milk of the once nearly extinct Gloucester cattle.

Double Gloucester cheese is traditionally made from milk from Gloucestershire breed cows farmed within the English county of Gloucestershire.

The cheese has a natural rind (outer layer) and a hard texture. Double Gloucester is allowed to age for long periods and it has a strong and savoury flavour. It is also firm.

The flower known as Lady’s Bedstraw (Galium verum) was responsible for the distinctively yellow colour of Double Gloucester Cheese.

In the United Kingdom today Double Gloucester is more produced in large round shapes. Traditionally the Double Gloucester is a prized cheese comparable in quality to the best Cheddar or Cheshire and is exported out of the County.

Most Double Gloucester sold in UK supermarkets is slab cheese made in large creameries operated by major dairy companies such as Dairy Crest. It is normally sold as a supermarket own brand. This version of the cheese is pasteurised but not processed.