Cheese

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

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

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

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

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

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

Made with the super rich raw milk from Holstein cows, this cheese is beautifully marbled with deep pockets of dark blue veins. It has a lovely and bright paste with a subtle and delicate palate and a creamy yellow paste.

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 2 months

What’s the Type?

• blue cheese

Where in the world?

• Lively Run Goat Dairy in Interlaken, New York

Right in the heart of the Oley Valley in South eastern Pennsylvania, Valley Milkhouse produces incredible cheeses in the tradiaiontal European styles sourcing their incredible grass fed organic milk from Berks County’s Kerith Brook Farm. The slightly firmer paste is crubly when cut but melts in your mouth with a smoky delicate finish and flavors of roasted fruits and toasted nuts.

Considering the milk…

• raw cow’s milk aged 2 months

What’s the type?

•  blue cheese

Where in the world?

• Valley Milkhouse in Oley, Pennsylvania

Intended to be aged for 9 months, consumer demand and limited space resulted in a 4-month aging. This cheese only gets better with age, as the flavors develop deeper complexity and sweetness. It is creamy, dense, and buttery, with a hint of mild sweetness

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat’s milk 

What’s the Type?

• blue cheese

Where in the world?

• FireFly Farms in Accident, Maryland