Waterloo Cheese was originally made with Guernsey milk from a herd of cows on the Duke of Wellington’s estate, hence the name.
It has a white rind dappled with grey and rust coloured spores which, when opened, reveal a buttercup yellow interior, an oozing texture under the rind and a slightly firmer, curdy consistency in the centre. As the Waterloo ages, the cheese softens and runs, its texture becoming a rich, buttery, clotted cream like flavour, which is balanced, by the slightly more acidic centre.
The Waterloo is made by Village Maid Cheese in Risely, Berkshire that was started by Anne Wigmore in 1986 after she had been working for the National Institute for Research in Dairying where she learned her craft of cheese-making in their research dairy. Today, with husband Andy, her family and hard-working staff, they are continuing to produce award-winning artisan cheeses.