This Week's Tasting: July 31, 2018

Every week at Dairymaids we select six cheeses to include in our free cheese tasting.
Whenever we are open, we are tasting cheese. We stock over 150!

Estive Mixte is a raw sheep and goat's milk cheese from the Bearnaise Mountains. It is made only from June to August while the sheep are grazing at high altitudes, creating bright, citrusy notes as well as lactic notes of yogurt and cream. Rustic and uniquely complex, Estive Mixte is the perfect summer snacking cheese.

Also on our tasting plate this week:

Mt. Tam, a triple-cream brie from the Cowgirl Creamery in California.

St. David's Raclette, a raw cow's milk Raclette-style from the Eagle Mountain Dairy in Lipan, Texas.

Oma, a raw cow's milk, washed-rind style aged at the Cellars at Jasper Hill and made by the Von Trapp Creamery in Vermont.

Barely Buzzed, an Irish-style cheddar rubbed in espresso grounds and lavender from Beehive Cheese in Utah.

Bayley Hazen Blue, a raw cow's milk, natural-rinded blue from the Cellars at Jasper Hill in Vermont.

Our wine of the week is Esprit Dry Rosé from Gassier in France. We taste wine from 10am to 2pm on Saturdays.

Our pairing of the week is a Triple Berry Conserve from American Spoon in Michigan.