Cheese

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

A truly decadent triple creme that is complex and interesting.

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized cow & sheep’s milk

What’s the type?

• bloomy triple

Where in the world?

• Old Chatham Creamery in Groton, New York

How does it taste?

• super creamy and decadent with a rich palate with a very pretty and floral paste

• 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

With a nutty and caramel flavored paste, the cheese tastes like brown butter, grass, and wet clay.

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized sheep milk aged 3 months

What’s the type?

• semi-hard 

Where in the world?

• Green Dirt Farm in Westin, Missouri 

In addition to being a true game changer for the sheep’s milk industry in the United States, Old Chatham Creamery practices fantastic sustainability on the farm managing soil health and utilizing all farm by-products.

Considering the milk…

•        pasteurized sheep’s milk

What’s the type?

•        blue

Where in the world?

•        Old Chatham Creamery in Groton, New York

How does it taste?

•        sweet and bright with notes of butterscotch, sweet, cream, and butter and a decidedly floral finish