Rush Creek Reserve

$40.00

Rush Creek Reserve cheese, Uplands Cheese, Dodgeville, Wisconsin

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This is a picture of the Fromagination cow

Made from raw cow milk.

Rush Creek Reserve is the stuff cheese dreams are made of. Made in the tradition of Vacherin Mont d’Or, a famous cheese from the Swiss Alps, Rush Creek is made for 8 weeks each autumn, when the cows at Uplands go off pasture and begin to eat dry hay supplemented with a touch of grain.

Description

Rush Creek Reserve

Rush Creek Reserve is made only in the autumn when Uplands Cheese cows begin to eat winter’s dry hay rather than fresh pasture grasses. It was created to showcase the delicate ripeness of soft, young cheese and the richer texture of Uplands’ hay-fed milk.

Inspired by Vacherin Mont d’Or, Uplands Cheesemaker Andy Hatch wanted to make a seasonal cheese that reflected the region’s terroir. He tailored the Mont d’Or process to the farm’s milk supply and ripening environments. He then created a soft, raw cow’s milk cheese from the rich milk the herd gives in the fall.  The wheels, which are washed as they ripen, are wrapped in thin strips of spruce bark. The resulting paste is luscious and silky and best eaten with a spoon.  Combined with the savory flavors from the rind, this gives the custard-soft paste a deep but delicate richness reminiscent of beef broth or finely cured meat.

Uplands Cheese only uses milk produced in the best conditions to create its cheeses; otherwise, it simply sells the milk. Combined with the savory flavors from the rind, this gives the custard-soft paste a deep but delicate richness reminiscent of beef broth or finely cured meat.

Pairing suggestions: fresh, crusty bread; wine; fresh fruit.

 

Additional information

Weight 28 oz
Dimensions 10 × 8 × 5 in
Ship or Pick-Up Date

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