In the quest to find new and interesting goat cheeses, I stumbled across this one recently at a local deli. From River’s Edge Chevre in Oregon, this smoked goat cheese has won several awards, placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the ACS Annual Cheese Competition. The fresh goat cheese is smoked, and then wrapped in [...]
A few months ago I purchased a sample of the Rogue Creamery Smoked Blue. It was a great blue cheese, but there was no smoked flavor. None. Nada. Zip. See earlier post. At the time I was puzzled but shrugged and decided my palate wasn’t refined enough to pick up the flavor. So, I recorded [...]
Salty, gooey, strong smoked flavor that tasted distinctly of wood smoke. The flavor was more intense at the rind. Flesh is buttery yellow and was so soft that (don’t shoot me please), it reminded my of Laughing Cow cheese triangles. But of course, it’s not that soft. (I promised off the cuff remarks here and [...]
Sweet smoky aroma with a lingering taste that reminded me of campfires enjoyed on many vacations. The cheese was very soft and moist, so not like a typical cheddar, which would be drier and more crumbly. By itself, I found to to be, “okay”. I liked it but I’m not sure it would end up [...]