Artisan Cheese Discovery Box
A handpicked mix of cow and goat cheeses, showcasing a variety of textures and flavors—from delicate and creamy to bold and aged—for an unforgettable tasting journey.
What’s inside:
1. Blue Yonder - Pasteurized Cow Milk Blue Cheese
Blue Yonder is a natural rind cow milk blue cheese. Aged for at least sixty days, it develops a pungent, slightly spicy flavor contrasted by a rich, fudge-like texture from the high butterfat content. This is a great melting blue cheese, perfect for use in burgers or blue cheese pasta sauce. Rich and intense, Blue Yonder is a blue cheese lover’s delight, pairing well with wines, honey, and red meats.
Weight: 4 oz
Shelf life: 6 months
Aged: 60 days
2023 American Cheese Society 1st Place Award Winner
2. Sheldrake Moon - Pasteurized Cow Milk Brie-Style Cheese
Sheldrake Moon, named for the reflection of the moon on the waters of Cayuga Lake at Sheldrake Point, is a bloomy-rind, a brie-style cheese, made from whole cow's milk. As the cheese ages, the paste develops a lovely cream line that gives the cheese a lusciously rich texture. Lively Run Sheldrake Moon pairs excellently with dry Riesling and Champagne-style dry ciders, as well as stone fruit.
Weight: 8 oz wheel
Shelf life: 2 months
Aged: 14 days
3. Lake Effect Cheddar - Pasteurized New York-Style Cow Milk Cheddar
Aged for at least six months, Lake Effect Cheddar has a creamy texture that showcases the milk it is made from. This Cheddar's sharpness is offset by a subtle underlying nutty sweetness. Its bold flavor makes it a great featured ingredient for dishes like cheddar biscuits or cheddar-broccoli soup.
Weight: 8 oz
Shelf life: 6 months
2023 American Cheese Society 1st Place Award Winner
4. Finger Lakes Gold Reserve - Pasteurized Goat Milk Hard Aged Cheese
Finger Lakes Gold Reserve is a hard-aged goat cheese, aged for at least 300 days from Lively Run's original recipe. As it matures, its flavors deepen, revealing rich burnt sugar notes and a pronounced bone broth/umami essence. Honored as the 2019 ACS Competition class winner and ranked among the top 15 Best In Show cheeses, it pairs excellently with a Perfect Manhattan, cured meats, or aged balsamic vinegar.
Weight: 4 oz
Shelf life: 6 months
Aged: 1 year
2023, 2022 & 2019 American Cheese Society Award Winner
5. Chevre - Fresh Pasteurized Goat Milk Cheese
Chèvre is delicate, with a creamy texture balanced by a slight lactic tang and grassy, pastoral notes. It is a highly versatile cooking cheese, equally suitable for savory dishes such as cheese dips or salads, and sweet recipes like cheesecake or panna cotta.
Weight: 8 oz
Shelf life: 6 months
6. Feta - Greek Style Salt Brind Pasteurized Goat Milk Cheese
Traditional Greek-style Feta is aged for a minimum of two weeks in salt brine, resulting in a crumbly texture with a salty kick. In addition to its traditional use in salads, Feta pairs beautifully with pork.
Weight: 4 oz
Shelf life: 6 months
2024 American Cheese Society 3rd Place Award Winner