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Beekman 1802 Blaak Cheese

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It's easy to see why the first artisanal cheese produced from the goats from the Beekman Farm has been given the name Blaak. It wears an edible black rind of ash. The ash helps mellow the acidity and promote ripening. The result is an Italian-style semi-hard cheese made from a 60:40 mix of goat and cow milk. The blend combines the best of both worlds, the slight tang of goat cheese with the delectable creamy mouthfeel of cow's milk cheese. The cheese is aged four months in the Beekman 1802 caves and is coated with ash at each turning to promote the ripening of the wheel. It's available at various purveyors in New York including Murrays Cheese, Garden of Eden, Stinky Brooklyn and Marlow & Daughters or you can order it online for $45 for a 2-3 pound wheel.

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Haute Goat Creamery

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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The cows that eventually become wagyu beef live a pampered life so why not give the goats who produce cheese special treatment. Nancy Patton of the Haute Goat Creamery in Texas treats her beloved goats to a daily happy hour, letting them sip wine as they receive their afternoon milking. The result is smooth artisanal goat cheese from very relaxed goats. Available products include Tequila Abbey, an aged goat cheese which is given a weekly wash in tequila and chipotle, raw milk feta, goat cheese chocolate truffles and this special gift box which has a lid that serves as a cutting board, has a knife and two rounds of fresh cheese. It sells for $135 at Stanley Korshak in Dallas and Malouf's in Lubbock.

[via Dallas Morning News]

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