Cheesemakers
create "Stilton" perfume
LONDON
(Reuters) - Some say Britain's pungent
blue-veined Stilton cheese smells of old socks.
But its fans have turned the rare odor into a
perfume.
The
Stilton Cheese Makers Association commissioned
an aromatics firm to create Eau de Stilton, described
on the association's Web site as featuring a "symphony
of natural base notes including Yarrow, Angelica
seed, Clary Sage and Valerian."
"Blue
Stilton cheese has a very distinctive mellow aroma
and our perfumier was able to capture the key
essence of that scent and recreate it in an unusual
but highly wearable perfume," said an association
spokesman.
The
perfume will be available from www.stiltoncheese.com