Wicklow

Stop 81 of 265 · Ireland

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

The cheese

Wicklow Blue

  • 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.

Wicklow Blue on Wikidata

The road

Arriving fromClonmel174 km (108 mi) by road, about 2 h 19 min driving.
On toTobermory405 km (252 mi) as the crow flies — a sea crossing. Book the ferry or the tunnel ahead.
WicklowClonmel

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.