Exeter

Stop 76 of 265 · United Kingdom

Two cheeses on the loop, with something to drink beside it, something for the driver, and the road either side.

The cheeses

Beenleigh Blue cheese

  • sheep milk
  • blue
Drink
Sauternes or a late-harvest whiteSweetness against salt is the whole principle of pairing a blue, and sheep's milk brings extra fat to cut.
Driving
Strong black tea, unmilkedTannin does the cutting that the wine's structure would.
Eat with
Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pearSweetness and nut against salt and mould — the same principle as the wine, on a plate.

Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.

Beenleigh Blue cheese on Wikipedia

Harbourne Blue

  • sheep milk
  • blue
Drink
Sauternes or a late-harvest whiteSweetness against salt is the whole principle of pairing a blue, and sheep's milk brings extra fat to cut.
Driving
Strong black tea, unmilkedTannin does the cutting that the wine's structure would.
Eat with
Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pearSweetness and nut against salt and mould — the same principle as the wine, on a plate.

Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.

Harbourne Blue on Wikipedia

The road

Arriving fromTaunton56 km (35 mi) by road, about 45 min driving.
On toTruro142 km (88 mi) by road, about 1 h 45 min driving.
ExeterTauntonTruro

Every cheese on the loop has a drink for the driver as well as one for the passengers. On a driving tour, somebody is always driving.