OUR DECEMBER CHEESE & ACCOMPANIMENTS
Willoughby has an assertive flavor with notes of sweet cream, tropical fruit, and a slight funkiness. Its texture is silky and a bit gooey. The rind is often a bit tacky and aromatic. It makes an excellent substitute for the French cheese Reblochon in the famous Savoie dish Tartiflette.
Farm/Producer/Importer: Jasper Hill Farm
Place: Greensboro, VT
Style: Washed
Milk Type: Cow
Rennet: Traditional
Age: 6-12 weeks
Pairing: Alsatian Pinot Gris, Lager
The Swiss classic Appenzeller inspires the recipe for Alpha Tolman. Alpha has a dense texture and smooth paste which melts beautifully. When young, Alpha Tolman is milky, nutty and a bit fruity and as it ages it develops deeper oniony, beefy notes. It is made using traditional Alpine methods of cooking and pressing the curds to achieve a tight, elastic, smooth texture. Like all of Jasper Hill's cheeses, Alpha's name is a nod to the history of Greensboro. Alpha Tolman was a pioneering dairy farmer in Greensboro.
Farm/Producer/Importer: Jasper Hill Farm
Place: Greensboro, VT
Style: Firm, Alpine
Milk Type: Raw Cow
Rennet: Traditional
Age: 8-12 months
Pairing: Nero d'Avola, Nut Brown Ale
Stilton is one of the most famous cheeses in England, and Colston Bassett Dairy handcrafts ours in Nottinghamshire. Colston Bassett purchases their milk from five neighboring farms. The truckles (cylinder wheels) are hand-selected by Neal's Yard Dairy for us and are produced to their specifications-they must use traditional rennet and are less pierced. Hence, the sweet, buttery flavors shine through and balance the blue, minerally tones.
Farm/Producer/Importer: Colston Bassett Dairy/ Neal's Yard Dairy
Place: Nottinghamshire, England
Style: Blue
Milk Type: Cow
Rennet: Traditional
Age: 3-4 months
Pairing: Port, Imperial Stout
Fine English Wheat Rounds are a buttery, sweet, crumbly biscuit for cheese. In England, this type of biscuit is known as a "digestive." They are made from a blend of wholemeal flour and bran. These crackers have a slightly sweet flavor that's perfect with blue cheese or buttery triple creme.
The sour cherry season is fleeting - typically just a few weeks - so Divina captures the bright, tart/sweet flavor all year-round in their handcrafted Mediterranean jam. Pair with your favorite cheese, pastry or even roast with ham or Brussels sprouts.