Cheese

Pass the time by enjoying and learning about delicious cheeses. Owner, Megan, will surprise you with cheeses that are super delicious right now. Each box is different and unique, will support Vaughan Cheese, and help us remain open.

a $45 box includes at least 1.25 lbs of cheese

a $65 box includes at least 2 lbs of cheese

a $130 box includes at least 4 lbs of cheese

all boxes include descriptions of the cheeses and a cheese tasting book to keep track of your tasty bites

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

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

Let’s work hard and get dirty! This mixed milk wheel is a seven-pound gem utilizing the fatty qualities of cow’s milk with the structured flavor profile of goat’s milk. It is buttery and rich with a funky yet linear flavor profile.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow & goat’s milk aged 5 months

What’s the Type?

• semi-hard natural rind

Where in the world?

• Prodigal Farm in Rougemont, North Carolina

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

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

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

5.75 oz Jar of Fool’s Gold Wildflower Honey

a large Meat Crafters Salami

a specialty chocolate bar from Videri Chocolate Factory

a book to keep track of all of your cheeses from 33 Books Co.

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

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

Small bag of Lyon Bakery lavache crackers

3 oz jar of Infused Spreads Blueberry Ginger Jam

5.75 oz Jar of Fool’s Gold Wildflower Honey

Meat Crafters Salami (choice of Dillio or Fuet)

a Vaughan Cheese exclusive cheese tasting book (keep track of your favorite cheeses)

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

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

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.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat's milk aged at least 3-5 weeks

What’s the Type?

• ashed rind with a little blue mold

Where in the world?

• FireFly Farms in Accident, Maryland

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

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

Reminiscent of how your house smells when you throw open the windows on the first vaguely warm day in spring. This natural rind cheese tastes like sweet grasses and musty hay with the texture of whipped butter.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged at least 14 days

What’s the Type?

• natural rind semihard

Where in the world?

• Prodigal Farm in Rougement, North Carolina

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

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

A bright and lactic bloomy perfect for savoring spread on bread and crackers or eating out of hand. It is creamy and gooey with a mushroom, onion, and floral 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

These 12 pound wheels are made as a nod to Morbier- with a tacky orange rind and a line of ash in the center. The perfect pairing for microbrews, this creamy washed rind is perfectly balanced, creamy, and bitter with a long and slightly bitter finish from being washed.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 3months or more

What’s the Type?

• washed

Where in the world?

• Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley, New Jersey

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 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

Having guests with varied tastes over and want to impress everyone? Planning a party and just don't know what people will like? Going to someone's home and need bring something everyone will love? Fret not! This selection is sure to be a crowd pleaser with 3 straight-up delicious cheeses.

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

The pristine white paste is sharply contrasted by the striking blue/grey/white rind. It is lactic, crumbly, and finishes with a lingering note of bacon

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat’s milk aged 1 month

What’s the Type?

• blue & ashed rind

Where in the world?

• Prodigal Farm in Rougement, North Carolina

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

A bold and pungent blue worthy of consideration by any true-blue lover. It is pleasantly smooth and sweet with caramel like notes that finish very sweet and grassy.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 5 months

What’s the Type?

• blue

Where in the world?

• Prodigal Farm in Rougemont, North Carolina

Maryland has so many incredible farmers all over the state that are passionate about their animals and making awesome cheese. Have 3 completely different styles of cheeses all made right in Vaughan Cheeses's home state.

Prodigal Farm makes truly incredible cheeses- from soft and bloomy to semi-hard to blue, we've never met a cheese made there that we didn't completely love. Everything they do focuses on raising happy and healthy goats and you can really taste this in their cheeses. Feast on 3 completely different styles and have fun comparing and contrasting individual cheeses while tasting the common thread of thoughtful animal husbandry and cheesemaking.

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

These bloomy wheels are fluffy downy white on the outside with a pearly white and crumbly paste. They are tangy and goaty with plenty of mineral flavor. The name references the penicillium candidum and geotrichum candidum that form the bloomy rind (as well as a Voltaire novel).

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat’s milk aged about 2 weeks

What’s the Type?

• bloomy

Where in the world?

• Prodigal Farm in Rougemont, North Carolina

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.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat's milk aged at least 2 months

What’s the Type?

• bloomy and bound

Where in the world?

• FireFly Farms in Accident, Maryland

The ideal hard and crumbly cheese that is incredibly balanced and wildly delicious. The paste is crumbly and pleasantly granular with bright acidity and mineral driven with tropical fruit notes, honey, and sourdough bread.

Considering the milk...

• raw goat & sheep’s milk aged at least 9 months

What’s the Type?

• hard cheese

Where in the world?

• Twenty Paces Farm in Charlottesville, Virginia

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

With it’s tangy and super smooth flavor and texture, this cultured butter is ideal for toast, on meat, and for baking.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk with no age

What’s the Type?

• fresh, butter

Where in the world?

• Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse in Milford, New Jersey

This fluffy 1/2 lb wheel of bloomy goodness is the perfect balance between herbed, spiced, warming, and lactic. The fluffy, mottled rind is dotted with woodland herbs while the paste retains its smooth and creamy white color.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat’s milk aged 1 month

What’s the Type?

• bloomy

Where in the world?

• Prodigal Farm in Rougemont, North Carolina

this fudgy and dense washed wheel has a thick rind perfect for a picnic or evening snacking. The dense sweet paste is mouthcoating with bright acid to keep it easy to eat.

Considering the milk...

• raw goat & sheep’s milk aged at least 3 months

What’s the Type?

• washed rind

Where in the world?

• Twenty Paces Farm in Charlottesville, Virginia

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

This mixed milk wheel has a pale, pink, pillowy rind that opens to reveal a silky and luscious paste. The paste is milky, rich, and grassy with notes of fresh mushroom.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow & goat's milk aged 2-4 weeks

What’s the Type?

• bloomy rind

Where in the world?

• Boxcarr Handmade Cheese in Cedar Grove, North Carolina

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 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 fresh cow's milk cheese is perfect for topping salads or spreading on bread. Each tub contains ¼ lb and tastes like a lactic whipped butter. Think chèvre- but with cows.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow's milk with no age

What’s the Type?

• fresh

Where in the world?

• Prodigal Farm in Rougemont, North Carolina

These gorgeous 10 oz wheels are dusted with a touch of smoked paprika imparting a delicate smokey flavor to the fudgy, dense paste. With notes of sweet cream, they get more buttery and fudgy with age.

Considering the milk…

•       pasteurized goat’s milk

What’s the type?

•       a bloomy rind dusted with smoked paprika aged 7-10 days

Where in the world?

•       Capriole Dairy in Greenville, Indiana

This creamy and balanced young cheddar silky smooth with a pliable paste and a fun malty flavor and a slightly bitter finish from being washed with an IPA during aging.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 2 months

What’s the Type?

• washed rind cheddar

Where in the world?

• Chapel's Creamery in Easton, Maryland.

These luscious and pudgy wheels are milky and buttery with a sweet paste and a spreadable texture. The little darlings have been brine washed for 2 weeks during aging and the rind develops just a bit of delicate geotrichum dusting.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow's milk aged about 3 weeks

What’s the Type?

• washed

Where in the world?

• Prodigal Farm in Rougemont, North Carolina

A mouth coatingly rich hard cheese with nods to the French and Swiss Alps classics. With a rich palate and a flavor of toasted cashews and papaya and finishing notes of savory brown butter.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged at least 6 months

What’s the Type?

• hard mountain style cheese

Where in the world?

• Sequatchie Cove Creamery in Sequatchie, Tennessee

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

Considering the milk…

•       pasteurized goat’s milk

What’s the type?

•       a bloomy ashed rind aged at least 10 days

Where in the world?

•       Capriole Dairy in Greenville, Indiana

Smoky and earthy semi firm wheels with a creamy and savory profile of briny smoked oysters and boiled peanuts. The rind is rubbed with Applewood smoked sea salt making for a slightly smoked finish.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 4 months

What’s the Type?

• blue

Where in the world?

• Sequatchie Cove Creamery in Sequatchie, Tennessee

This first place winner at the American Cheese Society has a lovely and bright paste with a fun goaty, earthy flavor with a mild and balanced finish

Considering the milk...

• raw goat's milk aged 2 months

What’s the Type?

• blue cheese

Where in the world?

• Lively Run Goat Dairy in Interlaken, New York

These perfect little buttons of aged goat’s milk are just the right addition to any dish needing a salty and tangy punch- or just for delicious snacking.The little 3-4 oz wheels take on an easy-to-crack texture and taste like toasted nuts and dried grass.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat's milk aged at least 60 days

What’s the Type?

• hard buttons

Where in the world?

• Cherry Glen Goat Cheese Company in Boyds, Maryland

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