Cheese

Get excited about a fun way to experiment with new cheeses. Owner, Megan, will surprise you with cheeses that are super delicious right now. Each box is different and unique but always delicious and contains a variety of different styles and types of cheeses based on what is seasonally delicious right now.

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

Your choice of Effies Biscuits

3 oz jar of Sidehill Farm Jam

2 oz Jar of Stormy Acres Wildflower Honey

Meat Crafters Salami

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

1.5 oz jar of Stormy Acres Wildflower Honey

a large Meat Crafters Salami

a specialty chocolate bar from Videri Chocolate Factory

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

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

Spread it on a bread, cover it with salted tomatoes, enjoy it with berries, smear it on a bagel- no joke put this on everything!

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk with no age

What’s the Type?

• fresh

Where in the world?

• Chapel’s Country Creamery in Easton, Maryland

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

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

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

Celebrate and savor the winers of this year's American Cheese Society Judging Competition. Owner, Megan, will surprise you with a variety of cheeses that were winners this year. Each box is different and unique but always delicious.

a $55 box includes at least 1.25 lbs of cheese

a $75 box includes at least 2 lbs of cheese

a $150 box includes at least 4 lbs of cheese

 

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

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.

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

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

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 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

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

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

Milky and creamy on the palate with bight spicy kicks, this triple creme is perfectly spicy and balanced

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow's milk 

What’s the Type?

• bloomy triple creme

Where in the world?

• Tulip Tree Creamery in Indianapolis, Indiana

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

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

Stunning 1/3 lb wheels of fresh goaty deliciousness that are the definition of eating first with our eyes. Feast away on the delicate, tart, and lactic with its fine and airy texture and flavors of fresh grass, herbs, and flowers. The rind is covered in fresh flower petals, herbs, and fennel pollen.

 

Considering the milk…

•       pasteurized goat’s milk

What’s the type?

•       a semi-hard flowered rind with no age

Where in the world?

•       Capriole Dairy in Greenville, Indiana

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 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

Tom & Nancy Clark were game changers in the American sheep’s milk cheese industry blazing the trail for so many other awesome farms and starting the trend of amazing sheep’s milk cheeses in the United States

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized goat’s milk

What’s the type?

• bloomy

Where in the world?

• Old Chatham Creamery in Groton, New York

How does it taste?

• incredibly bright and acidic- so much so that you can’t help but smile. the paste is tangy and fruity with notes of apricots and grass

The owners, Emily Bryant and Jay Montgomery believe that yummy cheese comes from happy cows and are committed to making sure their herd of 180 Holstein cows are healthy and happy while they graze on over 50 acres (of the farm’s 330). Barn Red Ched is super sweet and creamy with a floral and fruity finish and a texture that is sticky and mouth coating.

 

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 3 months

What’s the Type?

• waxed rind cheddar aged 3 months

Where in the world?

• Calkins Creamery in Honesdale, Pennsylvania

Black Tuscan truffles laced through this cheese make for a delightfully decadent experience. Sheep’s milk buttery goodness mixes beautifully with the earthy richness from the summer truffles making every bite truly special.

 

Considering the milk...

• raw sheep’s milk aged 4-6 months 

What’s the Type?

• hard

Where in the world?

• Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley, New Jersey

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

This perfectly balanced sweet and savory hard cheese has a beautifully granular yet firm texture and flavors of roasted almonds and thyme with a long and subtly sweet and herbaceous finish.

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk aged 6 months

What’s the Type?

• hard

Where in the world?

• Chapel’s Country Creamery in Easton, Maryland

Serve with fruit and honey, roasted nuts, avocado and everything crumble, or straight with a spoon- every way you eat this, it is simply perfect with just the right amount of salt and moisture.

 

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk

What’s the Type?

• fresh, ricotta

Where in the world?

• Maplebrook Farm in North Bennington, Vermont

Owners Fons Smits and Laura Davenport have a wealth of experience from various creameries before they embarked on their own endeavor. Tulip Tree focuses on sustainable, vegetarian-friendly practices. This little square of spreadable goodness is absolutely beautiful solo or with a tart and sweet jam and crunchy bread. It is soft, rich, and spreadable with a pleasantly floral paste.

 

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow's milk 

What’s the Type?

• bloomy triple creme

Where in the world?

• Tulip Tree Creamery in Indianapolis, Indiana

Named for the plateau surrounding the farm, this wheel is fruity and tangy with an aroma of dried leaves finishing with a fruity tang like cultured buttermilk and sweet hay.

 

Considering the milk...

• raw cow’s milk aged 4 months

What’s the Type?

• semi-hard

Where in the world?

• Sequatchie Cove Creamery in Sequatchie, Tennessee

Gooey, rich, mouthcoating, and pudding-like, this paste tastes like butter, raw nuts, cured meats, and roasted vegetables.

 

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized cow’s milk

What’s the type?

• washed rind

Where in the world?

• Von Trapp Farmstead in Waitsfield, Vermont

This pretty wheel's white rind becomes wrinkled with occasional spots of blue. Piper is carefully hand-ladled into individual molds.  The flavor profile gets more buttery with age, breaking down into a thick cream line and a fudgy paste that adds to its silky lusciousness even 5 – 6 weeks later.

Considering the milk…

•       pasteurized goat’s milk

What’s the type?

•       a soft, mold ripened rind dusted with a slight coating of paprika

Where in the world?

•       Capriole Dairy in Greenville, Indiana

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

Made traditionally, mozzarella is pulled and then filled with mozzarella and cream. Each ½ pound container has 2 insanely delicious balls of burrata.

 

Considering the milk...

• pasteurized cow’s milk

What’s the Type?

• fresh, burrata

Where in the world?

• Maplebrook Farm in North Bennington, Vermont

This cave-aged cheese is delicious on sandwiches, for snacks, and also on melts!  The old fashioned creamery is located on 120 beautiful crease in Morris County, New Jersey, less than one hour from New York City. It is creamy and tangy, with an unforgettable finish.

 

Considering the milk...

• raw cow's milk aged 3 months

What’s the Type?

• semi-hard

Where in the world?

• Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley, New Jersey

A groundbreaker for Boxcarr Handmade Cheese, Winsome is the farm’s first entry into aged goat’s milk. Utilizing the milk from their very own herd, this wheel edges towards a very Italian style. They have notes of roasted almonds, wet stone, and crème fraiche with a dry grana style texture.

 

Considering the milk…

• pasteurized goat’s milk

What’s the type?

• hard

Where in the world?

• Boxcarr Handmade Cheese in Cedar Grove, North Carolina

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