Cheese

Infused with the robust flavor of whiskey, Kerrygold’s rich and creamy Aged Cheddar now has unique undertones of the smooth, woody, and nutty taste of pure Irish Whiskey. Entrenched in the history and traditions of Ireland, Cheddar and whiskey are now together in one spirited Irish grass-fed cow’s milk cheese.

This tasty combination is the perfect complement to your party’s gourmet cheese platter and is also a unique gift item.

This cheese is naturally smoked with real oakwood chips using a cold smoke technique - no artificial ingredients, flavoring, or processing are used! It's creamy, smooth, mellow and lightly smoky, slices well, and melts beautifully. Ideal for BBQ Parties, melted on steaks or burgers. It's a perfect complement to meats and cold cuts, delicious with mustard.

 

 

 

Take Naturally Smoked Gouda to your next BBQ Party, try it melted on steaks or burgers. It's a perfect complement to meats and cold cuts, delicious on any sandwich.

Try a traditional Dutch appetizer and place it on a skewer with cold cuts and pickles

 

Beverage Pairing:

Enjoy with a local dark beer or go Dutch and taste it with a Heinekin.

BOLD GARLIC & CLASSIC CHEDDAR… VAMPIRES BEWARE!

This classic aged cheddar infused with a bold dose of garlic our Vampire Slayer Cheddar was the 2nd cheddar developed here at Face Rock and is currently one of our most popular cheddars. It’s definitely a must try for anyone who loves garlic. This award-winning cheddar is sure to keep vampires at bay!

FLAVOR PROFILE
Packed with loads of garlic in a base of classic aged cheddar this cheese packs a garlicy punch that takes center stage and cannot be ignored. If you can’t get enough garlic this cheddar is for you!

WHAT TO PAIR IT WITH

• Vampire Slayer is perfect on a cheese plate or melted into your favorite foods to enrich them with garlicy goodness!
• Salted nuts, toasted pumpkin seeds, sundried tomatoes, olives, herbed crispy crackers & crunchy artisan bread.
• Wine Pairing: Pick something with high acidity and medium to low tannins as the flavor can turn bitter or acrid when paired with garlic. Bright and citrusy flavors work best, avoid anything too sweet. Choose a Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Dry Gewürztraminer, Champagne, Syrah, Chianti, & Sangiovese.
• Beer Pairing: Choose light-bodied & wheat-based. Strong hops & carbonation add a refreshing cleanse to the palate such as Ales, Lagers, Pilsners, & Hefeweitzen.

 

AWARDS

• 1st place in the national cheese competition in North America (2013 ACS Awards)

Due to Holland’s fertile soil and lush green pastures, our cows produce unusually rich milk. Additional cream is then added to the milk for an extra rich cheese we call Double Cream.

Double Cream has a mild flavor. It’s sliceable, melts beautifully, and is the ideal choice for making creamy cheese sauces. It also makes for delicious omlets, tortillas, and potatoes. Melt some on a hot piece of apple pie for a special dessert!

A semi soft cheese, Butterkase has an excellent buttery and creamery texture for all tables. This rindless cheese is made from pasteurized cow's milk and makes an excellent melt in your mouth cheese!

Escape to the tropical islands of the Pacific with this double cream Gouda. Flavored with coconut cream, this cheese boasts a mild tropical flavor and a luxurious velvety texture. 

Winner of the SIAL Innovation Awards Ceremony, this unique cheese goes well with fresh fruit and sweet red wines.

Barber’s Farmhouse Vintage Cheddar One of the only cheddars in the World with PDO accreditation, Barber’s Farmhouse Vintage cheddar is aged for 18 months, forming a cheese that is Robust and powerfully rich with a firm to brittle body that retains a smooth and creamy texture.

This cheddar comes from a farm only 20 miles from the village of Cheddar!

Somerdale Red Dragon forms part of our ‘Heraldic’ range of specialty blended cheddars.

Creamy Cheddar is carefully blended with Wholegrain Mustard Seed and Ale providing a wonderful bite without being overpowering.

Red Dragon is a great addition to any cheese board and makes for a fantastic burger topping or grilled sandwich filling.

A natural drink pairing would be a Brown Ale or a full-bodied wine such as Shiraz or Zinfandel.

Classic buttery Havarti with a hint of dill flavor.  Nothing too overwhelming

A perfect cheese to pair with a cracker and salami because of its subtle flavor. Goes well with dry white wines such as  Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.

 

Excellent for cooking this gouda melts and blends extremely well with many dishes. The basil and garlic provide a wonderful herb blend reminiscent of pesto.

A delicious blend of smooth Double Gloucester, onion and a sprinkling of fresh chives.

With generous flakes of chive and onion, Cotswold has a smooth texture, fresh aroma and lingering taste. It was one of the first blends launched by Clawson in the early 1970s and has remained a firm favorite.

It is fantastic served simply in a crusty baguette sandwich, and also makes a versatile cooking ingredient.

Perfect Pairings:

• Grate cheese on fluffy baked potatoes topped with smokey bacon, and fresh spring chives.
• Serve on a crusty baguette sandwich

This new creation from Holland is unlike any other sheep milk cheese you have ever tasted before. The milk comes from a small farm where the sheep are treated like family. This cheese has been aged for one year, developing a stunning sweet and nutty flavor. Pairs well with a variety of fruit pates, as well as fruity, sweet wines both red and white.

 

Castello Havarti Jalapeño is made with mild red and green jalapeños for a gentle hint of spice that develops more character as it matures.

The easy-to-slice cheese has a soft and creamy consistency.

Aged six months or more, Midnight Moon® is a blushing, ivory-colored goat cheese that’s nutty and brown buttery upfront with a long caramel finish. Similar to a Gouda, as Midnight Moon® ages, protein crystals form and lend a slight crunch to the otherwise dense and smooth cheese. Know someone who (gasp!) doesn’t like goat cheese?

Encourage them to dip their toes back in the water with Midnight Moon®, which has been known to convert even the staunchest of goat cheese critics.

Perfect Pairings

• Serve with fig jam and seeded crackers or bread
• Try melted between slices of rustic bread or as a decadent addition to macaroni and cheese
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Awards

• est of Class, World Championship Cheese Contest  2010, 2020
• Super Gold, World Cheese Awards   2015, 2018
• Gold, World Cheese Awards  2014
• Best New Product in Show, sofi Awards  2002

How to store

To optimize the quality of Midnight Moon, keep cheese cold (32°–44.6°F). To maintain original condition after cutting keep cheese wrapped tightly in plastic wrap to prevent drying.

Remove Midnight Moon from the refrigerator at least one hour before serving.

One of local Washington cheeses, Beecher's Flagship Cheddar provides a strong and rich flavor with every bite! Since it holds a strong richness, this cheese is perfect to pair with any charcuterie board.

A classic combination from the capital city of Ireland, Kerrygold’s original all-natural Dubliner® Irish Cheese and its perfect pair with Guinness makes this a unique cow’s milk cheese.

The classic flavor combination brings out the sweet, nutty, rich flavor of Dubliner® Cheese and swirls and tumbles it together with the malty, caramel, bitter flavor of a perfect pint of Guinness.

Serving this truly Irish cheese to your guests will have them toasting for more!

Crumbly to touch, granular and round on the palate, rich and harmonious on the nose; this is what makes this timeless classic from the Swiss cheesemaking tradition an unmissable piece on every cheese lovers table.

From the Mifroma farm in Switzerland to your table, it takes 11 months to create this masterpiece classic.

This creamy smooth Gouda style cheese has a generous sprinkling of delicate black Italian summer truffles. Because The age-old European tradition, of serving several cheeses on a tray to form a separate course at the end of the meal, has made it onto the menus of top U.S. restaurants, this popular cheese appears on many after-dinner cheese trays.

Truffle lovers find it the most delicious!

 

 

Try our Truffe Noire® with some rustic bread. Serve it with a small plate of olive oil and vinegar for dipping.

 

Beverage pairing

Serve with a foresty Cabernet

Vlaskaas is one The Cheesemonger's Shop's Favorite cheeses! This 6 month matured cheese comes directly from Holland with a mild and smooth semi-hard texture. Perfect for pairing with any board.

Taking cues from the early days of Danish cheesemaking, Roth Kase starts with all-natural ingredients infused in the vat to create the ultimate cheese, highlighting freshness and depth of flavor.

Surprising ingredients come to life in every bite of Horseradish Havarti. Combining a kick of flavor with fresh chives, horseradish and mustard seeds to surprise every taste bud.

 

Perfect Pairings

• Mustard, cured meats
• Whole-grain crackers
• Beer Pairings: Red Ale, Hard Cider
• Shredding on potatoes
• Melting on a Roast Beef Sandwich
• Stirring into dips or sauces

 

Gluten-Free

VEGETARIAN

Old Amsterdam is a premium aged gouda cheese made from cow's milk. It has a firm texture, deep color, and smooth, rich and robust flavor. Gouda cheese in general is named after the town of Gouda, located in the South Holland province of The Netherlands.

Adored by cheese lovers for over 25 years, Saint Agur is a French specialty breaking the mold by balancing blue cheese taste with a soft, creamy texture.

Saint Agur is a blue cheese everyone will love, with a fresh taste that balances creaminess with just a hint of tanginess. Coming from the volcanic hills of Auvergne, Saint Agur cheese is crumbly and soft, and is just as tempting on its own or with bread, making it a great way to finish off your cheeseboard.