A blog dedicated to cheesemaking, cheese tasting and appreciation and all things cheese and dairy related, from a VIAC-certified urban cheesemaker.
Boernkaas 7 Year Farmers Gouda. This ultra-aged Gouda is pure brine, butterscotch, caramel and flavor-packed crystals that pop in your mouth as you bite through the hard, crystalline paste. There’s hardly a trace of moisture left in this cheese, and it looks like a cheese that’s, um, been sitting on a shelf for seven years, with a color like old leather and a weatherbeaten surface.
Purchased at Dean & Deluca.
Crottin de Chavignol. One of the best known cheeses of the Loire Valley, a little button of goaty goodness. Tangy, peppery, with notes of citrus and herbs.
Purchased at Dean & Deluca.
Brandywine goat cheese from Rollingstone Chevre. Wrapped in grape leaves, washed with hard cider and brandy. Made in the Banon style.
Purchased at Beechers.
