Cheese

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

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

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 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

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

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

• 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

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 cheese will surprise you with how mellow of a stink she carries. Washed with beer from Cinderlands Beer Co. in Pittsburgh, the rind gives just enough robust meatiness while the inner paste offers a sweet and fruity flavor. A total winner in the summertime with some prosciutto and fresh peaches!

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat & cow’s milk aged 6 months

What’s the Type?

• semi-soft washed rind

Where in the world?

• Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy in Allison Park, Pennsylvania

The paste is nutty and granular with a floral and structured backbone. The rind has a light milk wax which, when peeled away, reveals the light wash of the rind

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 3 months

What’s the type?

• washed and hard

Where in the world?

• Boxcarr Handmade Cheese in Cedar Grove, North Carolina

This cheese is named for the flowers of the Eastern Redbud tree. Boxcarr Handmade Cheese is run by siblings Samantha and Austin Genke. The paste is firm and nutty, while the rind gives a touch of smoke and bright, grippy zing.

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized cow & goat’s milk

What’s the type?

• hard

Where in the world?

• Boxcarr Handmade Cheese in Cedar Grove, North Carolina

These big, rich, and nutty wheels are absolutely stunning with their pale white paste and super dark rind. The cheese has major notes of umami and buttermilk with a robust and lingering finish.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat & cow’s milk aged 6 months

What’s the Type?

• a hard cheese hand rubbed with espresso

Where in the world?

• Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy in Allison Park, Pennsylvania

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