Recently, a new cheese came into my life and oh my, it has become a new favourite! Everything about this from the beautiful colouring on the rind, rich in russet and golden hues to the lovely paste, a creamy white so indicative of goat cheese speaks to the care that the cheesemaker, Paul Van Dorps has put into his farmstead cheeses.
The Van Dorps came to Canada in 2000 and began their farming life with sheep. In 2008, they began the process of becoming cheesemakers and turned their attention to goats. Today, they produce a selection of goat Gouda which includes a number of flavoured varieties, cumin, jalapeño, nettle but the outstanding one is the Golden Blyth Aged.
I have said many times that age improves EVERYTHING and I stand by that statement and certainly this cheese proves the point! With a flavour that is rich and assertive that lingers on the palate, this is a perfect cheese to be paired with a red wine. This is notable because it is often more difficult to pair cheese with the fruity notes of a red but this one does the trick nicely!
At the last Canadian Cheese Grand Prix in 2014, Golden Blyth Aged was the winner in the Gouda category and deservedly so.
Available at C'est Cheese Please! where you will also find the Blyth Nettle and coming this week is a new addition, a wine-soaked version!
With Christmas just around the corner, be sure to add this one to your holiday cheese platters...and with that in mind, be sure to order your custom platters and gift baskets from C'est Cheese Please! soon to avoid disappointment!
With Christmas just around the corner, be sure to add this one to your holiday cheese platters...and with that in mind, be sure to order your custom platters and gift baskets from C'est Cheese Please! soon to avoid disappointment!
Bon Appetit!
