One cheese to rule them all

[Cary Grant]

Mt. Tam L-R:
March 14th, distributor age
March 7th, retailer age
March 2nd, restaurant age (fully ripe)

 

[Cary Grant]

Last tasting/class at CSSF. Brilliant three days, made great industry connections. Ended witha perfect progression in pristine shape. All five represent leading lights in the young American cheesemaking culture.

Humboldt Fog, Cypress Grove Chèvre

Baserri, Barinaga Ranch

Pleasant Ridge Reserve, Uplands Cheese Company

Winnimere, Jasper Hill Farm

Crater Lake Blue, Rogue Creamery


The Winnimere was PERFECT. it's a challenging cheese as it varies by batch, depending on treatments, quality of the bark, etc. his was unctuous, smoky and plenty of spruce. Delicious.

 

[indesertum]

you work in the cheese industry?

 

[Cary Grant]

Hopefully within the next year or so dog willing. I curate and host occasional tastings for a friend's restaurant.

 

[Cary Grant]

So long SF and thanks for all the cheese. Next month's cheese intensive: Portland.

 

[Kid Nickels]



Humboldt Fog, Cypress Grove Chèvre
Baserri, Barinaga Ranch
Pleasant Ridge Reserve, Uplands Cheese Company
Winnimere, Jasper Hill Farm
Crater Lake Blue, Rogue Creamery

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

ooohh that looks great! Actually had some Humboldt Fog this afternoon but would really love to try the others.

 

[mgm9128]

Mothais sur Feuille

 

[Cary Grant]

Nice looking geotrichum rind.

 

[b1os]

Comté '09



Beaufort d'alpage '09

 

[Cary Grant]

Verde Capra - from Lombardy, milk from the same region as Taleggio. Uncommon in that it is a goat milk blue. Not my favorite. Sweet and goat with a sharp blue bite. The combo to my palate was a bit metallic. I'd prefer less-restrained salt to balance the sweetness. Was good atop a burger with bacon. As a stand-alone nibbler, not so much.

 

[b1os]

Allgäuer Bergkäse, 36mo IIRC.

 

[Cary Grant]

^Tasty crunchy tyrosine

 

[Cary Grant]

Dumb title but a pretty darn good list:

http://blogs.menshealth.com/guy-gourmet/the-10-cheeses-every-man-must-eat/2012/04/24/

 

[Kid Nickels]

yummm.. that is a great list. Really curious about that Hooligan and Jasper Hill Winnimere.

 

[b1os]

We don't get too many US cheeses here.