Cheeselog

The jolliness has now arrived! The first snow of the season is always a joy to behold. We did remember a wonderful lesson at Cheesetique yesterday. Kosher salt is a GREAT de-icer in a pinch. Our doorstep was ice-free all day!

Cheesetique is just chugging along with all sorts of new additions lately. I was most excited about our new cheeses brought in to celebrate this month’s Inauguration. My husband and I are huge Calvin Coolidge fans, so when I realized that President Coolidge’s family has a cheese factory in Vermont, it was a no-brainer that we should get their products. We chose two: a cider-washed Cheddar and a “Mature Cheddar”. The cider-washed Cheddar is yummy. Smooth, slightly tangy raw-milk cheddar rinsed in local apple cider. It’s just cidery enough without being tacky. The “Mature Cheddar” should instead have been named, “Really Really Really Farmy-Smelling and Cow-Tasting Cheddar”. I don’t mean to overplay its farminess, but OH MY GOODNESS! You can smell this cheese 10 feet away. And unlike most cheeses, whose taste is milder than the aroma, this cheese has bark AND bite. I love anything raw, so kudos to the cheese maker for keepin’ it real. But WHOA… you have to be a SERIOUS farm-flavor fan to enjoy this one. Don’t believe me? Trot on in and take a taste…

Uddwina Rating for Cider Cheddar: Four Teats
Uddwina Rating for Mature Cheddar: Two Teats