Highland Fine Cheeses, Tain, Ross Shire

A small log with a buttery texture coated in pinhead oats. Legend has it that this cheese was discovered by accident when a cattle herder returned home with the day's cheese in the same box that he had used to carry his oatcakes earlier that day. 110g.

Scotland

Gruth Dhu is the Gaelic for Black Crowdie and is made using crowdie and double cream, then covered in pinhead oats and crushed peppercorns.
£3.50 per 100g

Humphrey Errington, Lanarkshire

Humphrey's sheep graze the wild heather pastures which impart their flavours to this Roquefort-style cheese. A very variable cheese with the strength varying from full to fierce. Only available from June to January.
£4.20 per 100g

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

This firm, meaty blue won "Best Scottish Cheese" for Highland Fine Cheeses in 2002. It has a strong creamy flavour and a deep, powerful finish.
£3.60 per 100g