Dorset Drum was a small farmhouse cheddar made in Dorset, England. The cheese was of a medium-strong flavour and the clothbound truckle was usually matured for between 6 and 9 months. They varied in size from 400g to 2kg but were always cylindrical in shape, hence the name.

The cheese was produced by Denhay Farm near Bridport in west Dorset.[1] Production ceased and the last stocks were maturing in 2013. There is an export black wax-coated cheddar bearing the same name, but it is not the true Dorset Drum.[2]

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  1. ^ Martin Lea (2 October 2007), "Blessed are the award-winning cheese makers", Dorset Echo, archived from the original on 29 August 2016, retrieved 29 August 2016
  2. ^ Justin Tunstall (20 December 2013), "The Cheeseboard – Bang the drum for the real thing", The Fine Times Recorder, archived from the original on 29 January 2014, retrieved 29 August 2016
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