Cheese

Get excited about a fun way to experiment with new cheeses. Owner, Megan, will surprise you with cheeses that are super delicious right now. Each box is different and unique but always delicious and contains a variety of different styles and types of cheeses based on what is seasonally delicious right now.

Everything you need for a cheese party of up to 6 people. A gift box includes:

.5 lbs of 3 different seasonal cheeses

full description cards of each cheese

Your choice of Effies Biscuits

3 oz jar of Sidehill Farm Jam

2 oz Jar of Stormy Acres Wildflower Honey

Meat Crafters Salami

Covid-19 has left the American cheese industry extremely vulnerable. Many small farms and specialty artisans across the country are hurting right now. Let’s work together to keep them open. Each purchase of a Victory Cheese box is a 10% donation to World Central Kitchen and gets you:

.33 lbs of 5 different American artisan cheeses

full description cards of each cheese

1.5 oz jar of Sidehill Farm Jam

1.5 oz jar of Stormy Acres Wildflower Honey

a large Meat Crafters Salami

a specialty chocolate bar from Videri Chocolate Factory

The most ideal expression of American cheddar cheese, this cheddar will win over crowds for sure. It is full flavored with a creamy and warm palate finishing so sweet and grassy.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 15 months

What’s the Type?

• cheddar

Where in the world?

• Bobolink Farm in Milford, New Jersey

A gorgeous 1 lb semi-hard wheel covered in beautiful flowers and herbs- the perfect Summer cheese- even if it’s not quite Summer. The paste is mild and buttery flavor while the herbs and flowers on the outside makes for an incredibly aromatic palate reminiscent of walking through a grassy field of flowers and lavender

Considering the milk…

•       pasteurized goat’s milk

What’s the type?

•       a semi-hard flowered rind aged 7 – 8 months

Where in the world?

•       Capriole Dairy in Greenville, Indiana

Spread it on a bread, cover it with salted tomatoes, enjoy it with berries, smear it on a bagel- no joke put this on everything!

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk with no age

What’s the Type?

• fresh

Where in the world?

• Chapel’s Country Creamery in Easton, Maryland

Celebrate and savor the winers of this year's American Cheese Society Judging Competition. Owner, Megan, will surprise you with a variety of cheeses that were winners this year. Each box is different and unique but always delicious.

a $55 box includes at least 1.25 lbs of cheese

a $75 box includes at least 2 lbs of cheese

a $150 box includes at least 4 lbs of cheese

 

Beautiful hand ladled loaves have incredible longevity-changing from bright and young to robust, savory, and creamy over their 2 month post ageing lives. The fluffy and lactic paste is surprisingly mushroomy and savory with bright acid and a clean finish

Considering the milk…

•       pasteurized goat’s milk

What’s the type?

•       a bloomy ashed rind aged 7-10 days

Where in the world?

•       Capriole Dairy in Greenville, Indiana

This yellow was dipped cheese is the perfect grilled cheese cheese (can we say cheese 1 more time in a sentence?). Melty and delicious with a bright, sweet, nutty, and tangy finish.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 60 days

What’s the Type?

• semi-hard

Where in the world?

• Calkins Creamery in Honesdale, Pennsylvania

These 2 pound wheels are bright and lactic. Their size makes perfect for eating out of hand or for baking with fruits and nuts for large parties. Either way, it is creamy and gooey with notes of lemon, mushroom, and onion, and grassy palate and a bright lactic finish.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 60 days

What’s the Type?

• bloomy rind

Where in the world?

• Calkins Creamery in Honesdale, Pennsylvania

A classic cheddar- the cheddaring process lends a great milled texture perfect for cooking or snacking. It is bright and smooth with a lovely nutty finish.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 3 months

What’s the Type?

• cheddar

Where in the world?

• Chapel's Creamery in Easton, Maryland

Owned by Tammy and Ron Lubsen who immigrated from the Netherlands in 1980, Forx Farm buys its high-quality milk from Southern Oaks Jersey Farm & Creamery just 30 minutes away. This 1 year old gouda has tropical fruit flavors with notes of toasted nuts and sweet cream.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 12 months

What’s the Type?

• gouda

Where in the world?

• Forx Farm in Anderson, South Carolina

So easy to love- this cheese is super creamy with a long and sweet finish. It is smooth and bright with a long finish reminiscent of cave- musty, sweet, and grassy

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 4 months

What’s the Type?

• semi-hard

Where in the world?

• Calkins Creamery in Honesdale, Pennsylvania

The delicate white rind is fluffy and thick giving way to a bright white paste that is mushroomy, savory, delicate, and buttery.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 1 month

What’s the Type?

• bloomy

Where in the world?

• Chapel's Creamery in Easton, Maryland

Mixed with oil and herbs or completely plain, this chèvre is the perfect clean and tangy. It is clean and tangy with a soft and crumbly texture.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat's milk with no age

What’s the Type?

• fresh

Where in the world?

• FireFly Farms in Accident, Maryland

These beautiful 14 lb Alpine-style wheels are one of Meadow Creek Dairy’s 3 produced cheeses. It is smooth and supple cheese with a paste that dissolves on the tongue- buttery rich with notes of roasted nuts and finishing with a rich, beefy, and caramel flavors

Considering the milk..

• raw cow’s milk aged at least 6 months

What’s the Type?

• a hard cheese with a smooth and supple paste

Where in the world?

• Meadow Creek Dairy in Galax, Virginia

This award-winning, interesting and creamy washed rind is the perfect introduction to stinky cheese. It is clean and savory with a smooth and pliable texture- not too pungent but still earthy and interesting. It is hand flipped and washed every other day using a liquid of water, salt, and the cultures geotrichum and brevibacterium linens

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat's milk aged at least 10 weeks

What’s the Type?

• washed rind

Where in the world?

• FireFly Farms in Accident, Maryland

This luxurious ashed rind wheel is like full fat yogurt, butter-poached mushrooms, and almonds. It ages beautifully- changign from being firm and a bit chalky to delicious and oozing.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 2-9 weeks

What’s the Type?

• ashed rind

Where in the world?

• Boxcarr Handmade Cheese in Cedar Grove, North Carolina

This wonderfully delicate and creamy semi-hard goat's milk cheese is made using traditional cheesemaking techniques with modern equipment. With a long floral and granular finish, Verigoat is a perfectly delicious cheese- great for snacking, cheese boards, or cooking.

Considering the milk...

• raw goat's milk aged 3 months

What’s the Type?

• semi-hard

Where in the world?

• Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley, New Jersey

Available only during the months of November and December while the cows are eating the winter’s dry hay, this gooey and spoonable washed wheel is the ideal centerpiece to any festive table. It is rich and deep in flavor reminiscent of beef broth, cured meat, cultured cream, toasted nuts, and grass.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 60 days

What’s the Type?

• washed and bloomy cheese

Where in the world?

• Uplands Cheese in Dodgeville, Wisconsin

The owners, Emily Bryant and Jay Montgomery believe that yummy cheese comes from happy cows and are committed to making sure their herd of 180 Holstein cows are healthy and happy while they graze on over 50 acres (of the farm’s 330). Barn Red Ched is super sweet and creamy with a floral and fruity finish and a texture that is sticky and mouth coating.

 

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 3 months

What’s the Type?

• waxed rind cheddar aged 3 months

Where in the world?

• Calkins Creamery in Honesdale, Pennsylvania

These sweet little wheels are so beautiful- creamy and tangy with a cheesecake like texture and amazingly floral and pretty.

 

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 30 days

What’s the type?

• semi-hard aged with chamomile flowers

Where in the world?

• Valley Milkhouse in Oley, Pennsylvania

This big, beefy, beer-laden washed rind has been washed regularly with beer during aging resulting in a flavors of cured meat, fresh cream, and a long lush finish

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged at least 60 days

What’s the Type?

• washed

Where in the world?

• Boxcarr Handmade Cheese in Cedar Grove, North Carolina

This young cow's milk cheese is just as the name suggests, easy as a breeze.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow's milk aged about 2 weeks

What’s the Type?

• bloomy rind

Where in the world?

• FireFly Farms in Accident, Maryland

Funky, beefy, and brothy all brought together into this gorgeous savory and luscious wheel.

 

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 4 months

What’s the type?

• hard

Where in the world?

• Valley Milkhouse in Oley, Pennsylvania

This pretty wheel's white rind becomes wrinkled with occasional spots of blue. Piper is carefully hand-ladled into individual molds.  The flavor profile gets more buttery with age, breaking down into a thick cream line and a fudgy paste that adds to its silky lusciousness even 5 – 6 weeks later.

Considering the milk…

•       pasteurized goat’s milk

What’s the type?

•       a soft, mold ripened rind dusted with a slight coating of paprika

Where in the world?

•       Capriole Dairy in Greenville, Indiana

• During the make, curds are cut very small and then heated to remove additional moisture before being molded at 50 lb wheels and pressed for over a day. During aging, they are regularly rubbed with olive oil to reduce mold growth and seal in moisture. The cheese has a granular and crystalline paste is nutty, smoky, fruity, and sweet with notes of waxy white flowers and balanced salt

 

Considering the milk…

• raw sheep’s milk aged for at least 5 months on Ash wood slabs

What’s the type?

• cave-aged hard cheese

Where in the world?

• Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley, New Jersey

Campo brings along with it a delicious reminder of Italy!  Named not only for its Italian translation of “field”, but also for the sensory image of a campfire gathering that it conjures up. It takes on hints of toasted walnut and brown butter, while a flavor of beautiful cured meat surfaces. 

 

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 2 months (or more)

What’s the type?

• smoked washed rind

Where in the world?

• Boxcarr Handmade Cheese in Cedar Grove, North Carolina

This donut of a wheel is dense and creamy with a long lactic and woodsy finish and a fluffy rind.

 

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 30 days

What’s the type?

• bloomy rind

Where in the world?

• Valley Milkhouse in Oley, Pennsylvania

These wheels are stunningly beautiful showcasing the color difference between the bright white paste and the dark ask rind. The beautiful cream line under the ashed rind gives way to a paste that is robust, unctuous, and earthy

 

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 30 days

What’s the type?

• ashed

Where in the world?

• Valley Milkhouse in Oley, Pennsylvania

With a nutty and caramel flavored paste, the cheese tastes like brown butter, grass, and wet clay.

 

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized sheep milk aged 3 months

What’s the type?

• semi-hard 

Where in the world?

• Green Dirt Farm in Westin, Missouri