New Sweet and Spicy Cheese: Meet Our Hot Maple Cheddar Truckle

There’s something about the start of summer that makes us want to bring out the cheeseboard.

Longer evenings, garden tables, BBQs, picky bits for dinner, last-minute guests, and grazing boards that somehow become the main event — it is the season for easy food with big flavour. So, with summer just around the corner, we are very excited to introduce our newest cheese: Hot Maple Cheddar Truckle.

This is our take on sweet and spicy cheese. It starts with rich, mature cheddar, brings in the deep sweetness of maple syrup, and finishes with a gentle chilli warmth that lingers just enough to keep you coming back for another slice.

It is creamy, crumbly, savoury, sweet, and a little bit fiery — a bold new truckle made for cheeseboards, burgers, sandwiches, grazing platters, and anyone who likes their cheddar with a twist.

Maple syrup & spicy cheese: A sweet heat pairing

We love classic cheddar. It is comforting, familiar, and always has a place on the cheeseboard. But we also know that cheese lovers are always looking for something a little different — something that makes people stop, taste, and ask, “What is that one?”

That was the thinking behind our Hot Maple Cheddar Truckle.

We wanted to create a cheese that still felt like proper cheddar at heart, but with a flavour that was a bit more playful. Something that had the warmth of a spicy cheese, but not just heat for the sake of it. Something rounded, rich, and easy to enjoy.

Maple and chilli felt like the perfect match.

The maple syrup gives the cheese a smooth sweetness, while the chilli adds a warming kick. Together, they lift the mature cheddar without overpowering it. You still get that savoury cheddar depth, but with a sweet heat that makes each bite more interesting than the last.

What does Hot Maple Cheddar taste like?

It’s all about balance.

The first thing you notice is the mature cheddar. It is rich, creamy, and crumbly, with that savoury flavour cheddar lovers know and love.

Then the maple comes through. It adds a deep, mellow sweetness rather than a sugary taste. Think warm, rounded, and comforting.

Finally, the chilli arrives with a gentle heat. It is not designed to blow your head off. It is there to bring warmth, contrast, and a little tingle at the end.

The result is a sweet and spicy cheddar that feels bold but still very easy to eat.

How to serve Hot Maple Cheddar this summer

Here are a few of our favourite ways to serve it.

On a summer cheeseboard

Hot Maple Cheddar is a lovely way to add something unexpected to a summer cheeseboard.

Serve it with crackers, chutney, apple slices, grapes, cured meats, pickles, and a handful of nuts. The sweet and spicy flavour gives the board a bit of contrast, especially alongside more traditional cheeses.

It is also a good talking-point cheese. The maple and chilli combination feels familiar enough to enjoy, but different enough to make people curious.

Melted over burgers

This might be one of our favourite ways to use it.

Because it is made with mature cheddar, Hot Maple Cheddar melts beautifully. Add a slice to a burger and you get that rich cheddar flavour, followed by maple sweetness and a little chilli heat.

It works especially well with beef burgers, chicken burgers, bacon, caramelised onions, or veggie patties. If you are planning a BBQ, this is an easy way to make the cheese do more of the work.

In toasties and sandwiches

A sweet and spicy cheddar is brilliant in a toastie.

Try it with ham, roast chicken, turkey, chutney, pickles, or caramelised onion. Once melted, the maple and chilli come through even more, giving you a warm, savoury, slightly sweet filling with a gentle kick.

It is also great sliced cold into sandwiches when you want something more exciting than plain cheddar.

With crackers and chutney

For something simple, serve Hot Maple Cheddar with crackers and a good chutney.

Caramelised onion chutney, tomato chutney, apple chutney, or sweet chilli jam would all work well. The chutney brings sharpness and fruitiness, while the cheese brings richness, sweetness, and heat.

It is quick, easy, and exactly the kind of snack that disappears faster than expected.

On a grazing board

If you are putting together a grazing board, this cheese earns its place.

Pair it with cured meats, olives, pickles, breadsticks, crackers, fresh fruit, dried fruit, and nuts. The flavour sits beautifully between sweet and savoury, which makes it easy to pair with lots of different board ingredients.

It is especially good for relaxed summer evenings when nobody wants a formal meal, but everyone wants something delicious to pick at.

A cheese gift for adventurous food lovers

Hot Maple Cheddar also makes a brilliant cheese gift.

It is familiar enough to be easy to enjoy, because it is still a mature cheddar at heart. But the maple and chilli make it feel more special than an everyday cheese.

It is a great choice for anyone who enjoys unusual cheese, spicy cheese, BBQ flavours, cheeseboards, or food gifts with a bit of personality.

Add it to a cheese hamper, pair it with chutney and crackers, or give it as a small treat for someone who loves trying new flavours.

Meet your new summer cheddar

Our Hot Maple Cheddar Truckle was made for those moments when plain cheddar just will not do.

It is sweet, savoury, creamy, crumbly, and gently spicy, with the comfort of mature cheddar and the excitement of maple and chilli.

If you love spicy cheese, this one brings something new to the table.

If you are curious about sweet cheese, this is a bold but balanced place to start.

And if you simply love trying new cheddar flavours, we think this truckle deserves a spot in your summer line-up.