Perl Las, meaning ‘Blue Pearl’ in Welsh, is a superb organic blue cheese made by Caws Cenarth in Carmarthenshire. Production of Perl Las started in 1987 as a means to diversify their farm business away from just milk. This change in direction proved to be a great success and Caws Cenarth now produces a wide range of magnificent Welsh cheese.
This particular blue has become one of the most famous and highly regarded cheeses in Wales. It is delicately salty and creamy with a lingering blue after taste. With a naturally crusted silver rind and a smooth, rich golden hue, this is a very distinctive cheese with a large amount of deep bluey-green veining throughout.
A great introductory cheese for those who aren’t so keen on blue cheese as the flavours are gentle and refined, yet satisfying with a subtle sweetness, but can grow and build as the cheese matures.