be surprised by a selection of what’s super delicious right now
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.
Victory Cheese Bundle
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$150.00
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Be a part of keeping American farms open and supported during the Covid-19 crisis. 10% of sales donated to Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund
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:
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
Bobolink Cheddar
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A sweet and grassy American cheddar
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.
Semi firm goat wheel covered in flowers and herbs.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Head to the top of the mountain with this six-ounce pyramid of bloomy, ashed, slightly blue deliciousness!. The patchy blue, grey, and white mold rind gives way to a creamline soul and a flyffy interior that tastes like minerals and hay.
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.
A craveable 1-year old gouda with incredible texture
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.
A perfectly balanced ode to the South with local whiskey soaked fig leaves
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
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.
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
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.
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
Celebrate the winning cheeses from the 2023 American Cheese Society Judging Competition. Each box will contain an assortment of styles of cheeses- every one of them will be winners.
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
Pleasant Ridge Reserve
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$10.75
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The most awarded cheese in American history- and for good reason
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.
An Alpine style wheel which is the perfect cheese expression of the farm’s mountainous terrain.
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
A truly unique aged goat’s milk that is surprisingly creamy and floral
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.
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
the namesake of Capriole Farm is this soft and pretty wheel covered in flower petals, herbs, and fennel pollen
Stunning 1/3 lb wheels of fresh goaty deliciousness that are the definition of eating first with our eyes. Feast away on the delicate, tart, and lactic with its fine and airy texture and flavors of fresh grass, herbs, and flowers. The rind is covered in fresh flower petals, herbs, and fennel pollen.
Gorgeous balls of ashed rind goat's milk ideal for aging. Beneath her wrinkly exterior lies a complexity not often found in such a young cheese. When young, its thin skin is white and slightly wrinkled. Closer to 5 weeks old its dryer and crumbling, becoming more wrinkled, allowing the ash to shine through. Notes of lemon, allspice, and a distinct goat tang show through with a milk flavor and light, firm texture
the flagship blue of Jasper Hill Farm and a stellar representation of blue cheese
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.
This strapping gentleman is best when you take his top off. No- seriously- just cut off the top before it warms up and spoon it out. It has a very loose and spoonable paste that is woodsy, lactic, and vegetal with a coating palate and a very long finish.
A gorgeous stinky cow’s milk with bright acid and a creamy finish
This certified organic farm prides itself on its focus on biodiversity and reducing negative impacts on the land by investing in appropriate seasonal crop rotations, never using pesticides or herbicides and focusing on non-GMO and heritage breed ingredients. These wheels are tangy and bright with notes of tropical fruit and sour cream.
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.
The perfect Alpine cheese with a smooth and balanced paste
This perfectly balanced sweet and savory hard cheese has a beautifully granular yet firm texture and flavors of roasted almonds and thyme with a long and subtly sweet and herbaceous finish.
A young but super satisfying cheddar that is easy to fall in love with
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.
Beautifully sweet like ripe strawberries with a crumbly and crunchy texture and a stellar salty finish
Goat Tomme
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A pure expression of goat’s milk in semi-hard form from Twig Farm.
Goat Tomme truly speaks to the flavor of raw goat's milk; this dense and flavorful wheel si like tasting pure goat's milk and the bitter, harsh landscape of the farm. It has a very delicately flavored paste that tastes like roated almond and lemon peel while the rind is very rustic and dense.
A salty, meaty, and beefy wheel studded with black truffles
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.
Named for the southeast wall of the Sequatchie Valley, Walden’s Ridge divides the Appalachian Plateau and, together with the Cumberland Plateau, make up about 150 miles of a perfectly straight valley connecting Tennessee and Alabama. These wheels are velvety and creamy washed rind with notes of buttered mushrooms and walnuts.
This large aged wheel is a field mix sort of cheese varying from wheel to wheel
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.
These massive wheels of aged sheep’s milk are a true joy to snack on
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
An insanely sweet (and a little boozy) blue that is all about orchard fruit
These adorable wheels of blue are aged then packed with a generous pour of Eden Cider’s ice cider. The wheels absorb the cider during their last bit of aging and truly take on the incredible mouthfeel and flavors of the ice cider. This cheese is wonderfully creamy and rich with a paste that is sweet, decadent, and tastes exactly like super sweet apples.
Considering the milk…
raw cow’s milk soaked in ice cider
What’s the type?
wine soaked blue cheese
Where in the world?
Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, VT and Eden Specialty Ciders in Newport, VT
Burrata
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Mozzarella filled with a luscious creamy center. yum.
Made traditionally, mozzarella is pulled and then filled with mozzarella and cream. Each ½ pound container has 2 insanely delicious balls of burrata.
Simply the best ricotta we've had- perfectly salty and moist
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.
A perfect little wheel of floral & creamy goodness.
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.
This award winning wheel is beautifully sweet and starchy
Named for the plateau surrounding the farm, this wheel is fruity and tangy with an aroma of dried leaves finishing with a fruity tang like cultured buttermilk and sweet hay.
A beautifully balanced goat’s milk studded with fresh chives.
Boxcarr Handmade Cheese is made up of family working alongside their amazing team. Grandparents, great-grandparents, cousins, along with the Genke’s children, a part of their hardworking team. This beautiful cheese of theirs is bright and milky with the zip of chives and a fun fluffy rind
A balanced smokey wheel with the perfect stinky finish
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.
Salty, nutty, and granular, this Italian styled goat’s milk is a groundbreaker for Boxcarr
A groundbreaker for Boxcarr Handmade Cheese, Winsome is the farm’s first entry into aged goat’s milk. Utilizing the milk from their very own herd, this wheel edges towards a very Italian style. They have notes of roasted almonds, wet stone, and crème fraiche with a dry grana style texture.
One of the only American soft-ripened sheep’s milk cheese, coated in vegetable ash.
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.
wonderfully savory and rustic with flavors of scallion, earth, bread, and caramel
Lumberjack Boucheron
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This fun log of goat’s milk will leave your mouth bright and happy
Tom & Nancy Clark were game changers in the American sheep’s milk cheese industry blazing the trail for so many other awesome farms and starting the trend of amazing sheep’s milk cheeses in the United States
incredibly bright and acidic- so much so that you can’t help but smile. the paste is tangy and fruity with notes of apricots and grass
Cheese & Wine Pairing Class
Want to learn the secret to perfect pairing? Join Megan on 10/3 at 6:00 virtually or in person to learn the rules of pairing with 5 premium wines & 5 American artisan cheeses. Join in person in Annapolis or at home with all supplies shipped directly to your home.