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

This Stilton-esque blue is sure to satisfy the blue loves and Maryland cheese fanatics alike. The paste is creamy and bright with a punchy mineral finish and a definite briney palate.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 3 months

What’s the Type?

• blue

Where in the world?

• Chapel's Creamery in Easton, Maryland

The perfect expression of terroir- this collaboration between Anne Saxelby in NYC and Jasper Hill Farm in VT won First Runner Up for Best of Show by the American Cheese Society in 2018. The wheels are brine washed for six months then coated in hay from Jasper Hill’s one of a kind cropping center. The cheese is an exploration into the impact of the cow’s diet o n the finished cheese. It is firm, nutty, and complex with flavors of caramel, chestnut honey, earth, toasted bread, and tropical fruit.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 11 months

What’s the Type?

• hay coated hard cheese

Where in the world?

• Saxelby Cheese in Brooklyn, New York and Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, Vermont

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 classically styled washed rind which has some serious masculine notes- strong and bod. Eat that rind! It has a beautiful, tacky rind giving way to a fudgy, silky, and rich paste that tastes sweet, grassy, nutty, and earthy.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged at least 60 days

What’s the Type?

• washed rind

Where in the world?

• Meadow Creek Dairy in Galax, Virginia

These beautiful 8 pound square tomme-style wheels are one of Meadow Creek Dairy’s 3 produced cheeses and were the Dairy’s first cheese ever produced. Creamy and velvety, Appalachian is so easy to love. The notes of cream, lemon, butter, and mushroom are all perfectly balanced with a long and vibrant finish.

 

Considering the milk..

• raw cow’s milk aged 90+ days

What’s the Type?

• a semi-hard with a pliable paste

Where in the world?

• Meadow Creek Dairy in Galax, Virginia

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

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

 

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

An ode to the south- these wheels are wrapped in Chattanooga Whiskey soaked local fig leaves. It is complex and nuanced with a fun balance of salty-sweet-savory. Notes of sassafras, bacon, dark chocolate, and tropical fruit

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 14 months

What’s the Type?

• leaf-wrapped blue

Where in the world?

• Sequatchie Cove Creamery in Sequatchie, Tennessee

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

Imagine a cheese with the pleasant qualities of cheddar but with a funky finish- you've got Amber 16. Washed in Amber Sun Ale from 16 Mile Brewing Company in Delaware. The bright orange rind has a very slight bloom while the paste is a slightly funky and bitter with a long and sweet finish.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 3 months

What’s the Type?

• washed rind cheddar

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

Judged “best cheese in the world” at the 2019/202 World Cheese Awards, Rogue River Blue is a true showstopper. Made from organic cow's milk during autumn then aged for 9 months and wrapped in pear liqueur soaked Syrah grape leaves. 

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 9 months

What’s the Type?

• blue

Where in the world?

• Rogue Creamery in Central Point, Oregon

incredibly sweet from the grass-fed milk while still having a savory finish from the natural and slightly washed rind. super rich and complex, salty with a long and fruity finish.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged about 1 month

What’s the Type?

• hard

Where in the world?

• Uplands Cheese in Dodgeville, Wisconsin

These 4-5 pound wheels are made in the traditional Manchego basket molds and have a beautifully textured oily rind. It is the perfect cheese for snacking with cured meats and wine- crumbly, salty, and delicious. It is incredibly full bodied with all the flavors of sheep’s milk- salty, meaty, and herbaceous

Considering the milk...

• raw sheep’s milk aged 5 months or more

What’s the Type?

• hard

Where in the world?

• Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley, New Jersey

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 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

Milky and creamy on the palate with bight spicy kicks, this triple creme is perfectly spicy and balanced

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow's milk 

What’s the Type?

• bloomy triple creme

Where in the world?

• Tulip Tree Creamery in Indianapolis, Indiana

This 2019 ACS best in class hard goat's milk cheese is beautifully nutty with a long caramel and salty finish

Considering the milk...

• raw goat's milk aged 10 months

What’s the Type?

• hard cheese

Where in the world?

• Lively Run Goat Dairy in Interlaken, New York

Though there was never a major battle in Greensboro during the Revolutionary War, the Bayley Hazen road was a very important part of Greensboro history- bringing the area’s first settlers and continuing to be used today. Named for the road built by George Washington’s troops with the attempt of a Canadian invasion, this Jasper Hill Farm original is way too delicious. It is creamy, chocolaty, and salty, this blue has the perfect balance of luscious fat and bright acid.

 

Considering the milk…

• raw cow’s milk

What’s the type?

• blue cheese aged 3-5 months

Where in the world?

• Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, Vermont

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 nearly 40 pound wheels are bound in cloth and do their aging in the caves at Jasper Hill Farm. of the 6 caves located at Jasper Hill Far, one entire cave is committed exclusively to the aging of this special cheddar and helps to fund the rest of the gaining facility on the farm. The wheels are grassy and herbaceous with a long a bright finish.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 12 months

What’s the Type?

• clothbound cheddar

Where in the world?

• Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, Vermont

Black Tuscan truffles laced through this cheese make for a delightfully decadent experience. Sheep’s milk buttery goodness mixes beautifully with the earthy richness from the summer truffles making every bite truly special.

 

Considering the milk...

• raw sheep’s milk aged 4-6 months 

What’s the Type?

• hard

Where in the world?

• Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley, New Jersey

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

The namesake cheese of redhead number 4, this cheese embodies all that Maggie is too- sharp, fruity, and a little salty with age.

 

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged for 4+ months

What’s the type?

• cheddar

Where in the world?

• Redhead Creamery in Brooten, Minnesota

How does it taste?

• Beautifully sweet like ripe strawberries with a crumbly and crunchy texture and a stellar salty finish

Washed with Cutlass Vienna Lager from Heavy Seas Brewery in Baltimore, this stinky washed rind is tangy and pungent with notes of dried apricot, herbs, and finishes with bright acid

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged about 1 month

What’s the Type?

• washed

Where in the world?

• Chapel’s Country Creamery in Easton, Maryland

Owners Fons Smits and Laura Davenport have a wealth of experience from various creameries before they embarked on their own endeavor. Tulip Tree focuses on sustainable, vegetarian-friendly practices. This little square of spreadable goodness is absolutely beautiful solo or with a tart and sweet jam and crunchy bread. It is soft, rich, and spreadable with a pleasantly floral paste.

 

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow's milk 

What’s the Type?

• bloomy triple creme

Where in the world?

• Tulip Tree Creamery in Indianapolis, Indiana

Serve with fruit and honey, roasted nuts, avocado and everything crumble, or straight with a spoon- every way you eat this, it is simply perfect with just the right amount of salt and moisture.

 

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk

What’s the Type?

• fresh, ricotta

Where in the world?

• Maplebrook Farm in North Bennington, Vermont

Nestled in the heart of the Oley Valley in Southeastern PA is this gem of a cheesemaking facility. Working directly with Kerith Brook Farm to source incredible organic grass dairy, Stefanie Angstadt fell in love with the area and brought her love and experience in cheesemaking with her to the opening of the facility. This gorgeous wheel is super fruity and grassy with a long and tingly finish.

 

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 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

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

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

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 2 year old gouda is bright and zippy with incredible texture and flavors of pineapple, toasted nuts, and sweet milk.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 24 months

What’s the Type?

• gouda

Where in the world?

• Forx Farm in Anderson, South Carolina

Super tangy and full flavored. This butter packs a punch. Use it slathered on bread or in cooking with meats for a full flavored addition.

 

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk butter, salted

What’s the Type?

• fresh, butter

Where in the world?

• Ploughgate Creamery in North Bennington, Vermont

A changing cheese: when Dirt Lover is young, it has a firm paste with a light and citrus flavor. as it ripens in the wrapper, it develops an earthy creaminess.

 

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized sheep’s milk 

What’s the type?

• semi-soft with animal rennet

Where in the world?

• Green Dirt Farm in Westin, Missouri 

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