Jake's Baby Gouda Cheese Aged 2 Months

Jake’s farmhouse Gouda is made in the tiny hamlet of Deansboro, New York, about 50 miles from Syracuse. Jake and his wife Sylvia moved there from Pennsylvania Amish country in search of the perfect location for a dairy farm, and they’re making gouda the old-fashioned way: the milk is sourced straight from their farm, and it’s handmade using time-honored processes perfected hundreds of years ago in Holland. Raw milk cheese wheels are turned daily on pine planks, and it’s covered with cream instead of the more common wax seal in order to let the cheese breathe. The end result is one of the finest Goudas available outside of Holland.

This Gouda is aged the minimum two months, it’s incredibly soft and smooth but still full of flavor – think the best Babybel you’ve ever had. It’s rich and creamy with a tangy nuttiness. It melts perfectly into a grilled cheese or mac & cheese, but it’s also at home on a cheese plate with fresh fruit, cured meats, and nuts.

• Pairings: Unoaked chardonnay or pinot noir, fruity reds like pinot noir, wheat beer, lager, crisp cider