Taunton

Stop 75 of 265 · United Kingdom

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

The cheese

Renegade Monk

  • cow milk
  • blue
Drink
Port or a sweet dessert wineSugar and spirit against salt and mould — the oldest reliable rule in cheese pairing.
Driving
Sweet black teaWeight and sweetness without the alcohol.
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.

Renegade Monk on Wikipedia

The road

Arriving fromCheddar46 km (29 mi) by road, about 41 min driving.
On toExeter56 km (35 mi) by road, about 45 min driving.
TauntonCheddarExeter

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.