Cheese

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

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

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

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

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

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 ashed and bloomy wheels are beyond satisfying with their fudgy paste and tangy palate. Wheels have a bright white, tangy, and fudgy paste with a shockingly contrasting rind coated in French pine ash.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat’s milk aged about 2 weeks

What’s the Type?

• ashed

Where in the world?

• Prodigal Farm in Rougemont, North Carolina

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

These gorgeous wheels are made in honor of Prodigal Farm’s 1000th batch of cheese, these gorgeous 3-lb wheel wheels of goaty goodness are carefully wrapped with brandy-soaked fig leaves. They are dense and fudgy with a tangy and bright finish with subtle spicy notes on the rind

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized goat’s milk aged 1 month

What’s the Type?

• bloomy and leaf wraped

Where in the world?

• Prodigal Farm in Rougemont, North Carolina