{"product_id":"short-dated-shenley-station-blue","title":"Shenley Station Blue Round - SHORT DATED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORT DATED. BEST BEFORE 11\/09\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShenley Station Blue is truly an exclusive original New Zealand blue. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing subtle raw mushroom flavour notes combined with a smooth sticky texture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eRead about our blue mould discovery below:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur new \u003cem\u003ePenicillium roqueforti\u003c\/em\u003e mould was found somewhere completely unexpected! \u003cbr\u003eHere is the story behind our discovery, as told on TVNZ1’s Breakfast.\u003cbr\u003eWhitestone CEO Simon Berry and Head Cheesemaker Chris Moran spent many hours bio-prospecting for NZ’s own blue mould strain:\u003cbr\u003e“The original blue mould strain we have been using is named after the Roquefort caves in the south of France, we started looking in our own limestone caves here in North Otago and sending our samples off to Christchurch lab, Plant Diagnostics, but after six or so samples we had no luck”, Simon recounted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lab told Chris they would keep a look out for any potential \u003cem\u003ePenicillium roqueforti\u003c\/em\u003e mould that was sent their way and after six months' time he received a call:\u003cbr\u003e“You'll never guess what! I've got some Roqueforti in front of me, it's come in from a farmer's baleage up in Fairlie\".\u003cbr\u003eLuckily the farmer had sent the mould to the lab for identification and when \u003cem\u003ePenicillium roqueforti\u003c\/em\u003e was found to be present, Whitestone Cheese was the lab's first port of call.\u003cbr\u003eNow we're bringing it into the cheese world, “it's a totally different flavour - quite mild yet it boasts complex, savoury flavours”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatch what Hilary Barry had to say about our Shenley Blue on TVNZ Breakfast \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tvnz.co.nz\/one-news\/new-zealand\/thats-unbelievable-cheese-kiwi-cheesemaker-debuts-latest-creation-after-finding-mould-in-strange-location-v1?variant=tb_v_1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note that weights are approximate, actual weights may vary.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAwards:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilver Medal, Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2021.\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBronze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Medal, Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2020.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eBronze Medal, Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2019.\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eHighly Commended, Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2018. \u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Whitestone Cheese","offers":[{"title":"800g Round","offer_id":40567637540934,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0181\/6997\/files\/shenley_2c51c96c-7aad-44ba-8b29-8ea72a9ac09b.jpg?v=1684800105","url":"https:\/\/www.whitestonecheese.com\/products\/short-dated-shenley-station-blue","provider":"Whitestone Cheese Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}