Jasper Hill Farm

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

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

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

Named for the philanthropic dairy farmer who built the Greensboro library in 1900 and the grandson of one of the original settlers of the town. Alpha Tolman is a made using “Sax Rennet”, a very traditional rennet made using cultures from previous makes and from the calf vells. These wheels are very buttery and nutty with notes of caramelized onion, fruit, and butter

Considering the milk…

• raw cow’s milk

What’s the type?

• semi-hard aged 8-12 months

Where in the world?

• Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, Vermont