Cypress Grove Cheese

Humboldt Fog, Truffle Tremor, Lamb Chopper and more — award-winning goat's milk cheeses from Arcata, California

Cypress Grove cheeses range from soft-ripened wheels with edible ash rinds to truffle-infused chèvre and aged goat's milk Goudas— all made at the Arcata, California creamery founded by Mary Keehn in 1983.

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Cypress Grove Lamb Chopper Cheese

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Cypress Grove Lamb Chopper Cheese

Humboldt Fog Cheese - 5lb

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Humboldt Fog Cheese - 5lb

Truffle Tremor

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Truffle Tremor Cheese

Lamb Chopper

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Lamb Chopper Cheese

Cypress Grove Midnight Moon

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Cypress Grove Midnight Moon

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Humboldt Fog Cheese

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Humboldt Fog Cheese

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Purple Haze Chevre Cheese

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Purple Haze Chevre Cheese

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Meyer Lemon & Honey Chevre Cheese

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Meyer Lemon & Honey Chevre Cheese

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Truffle Tremor Mini Cheese

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Truffle Tremor Mini Cheese

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PsycheDillic Chevre

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PsycheDillic Chevre

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Midnight Moon

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Midnight Moon Cheese

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Humboldt Fog and the Soft-Ripened Cypress Grove Cheeses

Humboldt Fog is Cypress Grove's signature cheese and one of the most recognized American artisan cheeses ever made — a soft-ripened goat's milk wheel with a central line of edible vegetable ash running through the paste and coating the rind, named for the Pacific fog that rolls into Humboldt County. The paste is creamy and tangy near the center, softening to a richer creamline just under the rind as the wheel ages. It is not a blue cheese — the ash is visual and structural, borrowed from the French tradition of Morbier, with no impact on flavor. Humboldt Fog has won Best of Class at the American Cheese Society multiple times, including 1998, 2002, 2005, and 2019. Purple Haze is a fresh chèvre from the same creamery, made with lavender buds and wild-harvested fennel pollen — sweet and floral, best with honey and almonds. Meyer Lemon and Honey Chèvre and PsycheDillic are further variations on the fresh chèvre style, each flavored with California-sourced ingredients.

Truffle Tremor, Midnight Moon, and Lamb Chopper

Truffle Tremor is a soft-ripened goat's milk cheese infused with real black truffles — earthy, rich, and creamy with a paste that softens toward the rind as it ages, and one of the most distinctive truffle cheeses made in the United States. Midnight Moon is Cypress Grove's aged goat's milk Gouda-style, made in Holland exclusively for the creamery and aged for at least six months — firm, nutty, and caramel-sweet with none of the sharpness typically associated with goat's milk cheese, finished in black wax. Lamb Chopper is the outlier in the Cypress Grove lineup — a sheep's milk cheese made in Europe exclusively for the creamery, with a buttery, mellow flavor and a smooth, soft-firm texture finished in natural wax. It carries none of the tang associated with goat's milk and works equally well on a board or melted in cooking.

Also Worth Exploring

Shoppers who enjoy Cypress Grove often move to the broader goat's milk cheese collection for more domestic and imported variety, or to American artisan cheese for other domestic producers at the same level. For board building, jams and spreads to pair with cheese — honeycomb, fig preserves, and quince paste in particular — are the natural partners for both the soft-ripened and aged styles here.

Cypress Grove Cheese: Frequently Asked Questions

Cypress Grove is an American artisan creamery founded in 1983 by Mary Keehn in Arcata, California. The creamery is best known for Humboldt Fog, a soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with a distinctive layer of edible vegetable ash, and for a broader lineup of award-winning cheeses including Truffle Tremor, Purple Haze, Midnight Moon, and Lamb Chopper. Cypress Grove cheeses have won Best of Class at the American Cheese Society multiple times and are exported to over 40 countries.

Cypress Grove cheeses are available online at igourmet, including Humboldt Fog, Truffle Tremor, and Lamb Chopper. All orders ship nationwide with temperature-controlled packaging to ensure freshness on arrival. Selection varies by season — if a specific cheese shows as out of stock, the notify me option will alert you when it returns.

No. Humboldt Fog is a soft-ripened goat's milk cheese, not a blue cheese. The dark line running through the center and coating the rind is edible vegetable ash — a technique borrowed from the French cheese Morbier — used for visual effect and to influence the rind texture as the cheese ages. The ash has no impact on flavor. Humboldt Fog tastes clean and tangy with a creamy, lemony character, not sharp or pungent like a blue.

Humboldt Fog has a clean, tangy flavor with a bright lemony freshness near the center of the wheel. Just under the rind, the paste softens into a creamier, more savory layer as the cheese ages. The overall character is mild enough for anyone new to goat's milk cheese, with enough complexity to hold its own on a serious board. It pairs well with honeycomb, fresh figs, Marcona almonds, and Sauvignon Blanc.

Yes. All Cypress Grove cheeses available at igourmet are made from pasteurized milk. Humboldt Fog, Truffle Tremor, Purple Haze, and Lamb Chopper are all made from pasteurized goat's or sheep's milk, making them suitable for those who prefer or require pasteurized dairy products.

Both are soft-ripened goat's milk cheeses from Cypress Grove, but they are quite different in flavor. Humboldt Fog is clean and tangy with a bright, lemony character and no added flavoring beyond the vegetable ash. Truffle Tremor is infused with real black truffles, giving it a deeper, earthier, more luxurious flavor profile. Humboldt Fog is the more versatile everyday choice; Truffle Tremor is richer and more occasion-specific.