La Peral

La Peral is a new cheese by Spanish standards – it was not created until the 1920s. It is named after a local village in ‘Green Spain’, so called because of the lush local area.  This cheese originally came from a mixture of cow’s milk and sheep’s cream. Like many blues, it is Penicillium that give it its thick blue veins.

Characteristics: La Peral has a clean, milky taste with a spicy mushroomy finish, which intensifies as the cheese ages.

Best with: try this cheese with sherry, port or any sweet wine.