Blarney Castle.

Okay, Irish Cheese. This is a smooth and mild gouda style cheese made from grass-fed cow's milk and imported from Ireland. Not a speck of artificial flavors or additives. Listen to this, from the label, "In Ireland, cows graze on the green pastures of small family farms. This milk is churned to make Kerrygold butter & cheeses." Their website advises pairing this cheese with fresh fruit and crisp wine, but we ate it plain, as dessert. And again with tomato soup. (Kerrygold also has recipes and party tips).
A little more about Gouda cheese- wikipedia describes it as an iconic Dutch yellow cheese made from cow's milk. It is one of the most popular varieties of cheese worldwide, and the name is used today as a general term for a variety of similar cheese produced in the traditional Dutch manner as well as the Dutch original. Age determines flavor, and Blarney Castle is thought of as similar to a young gouda.
Travis thought this cheese was "sharp" and "creamy", I thought "tangy", with a good after taste and Charlie said "more". I did find it to be somewhat crumbly, but this makes sense after realizing it is semi-soft. And who knew, after 6 1/2 years of marriage, I never realized until now that Travis likes cheese. We've just never really gotten into variety before, although I've been getting quality paremesan for a couple of years now. So that's kind of exciting, and makes this a little more fun.

On another cheese note, a blog we follow here at the Wistes- Cheese Underground, has compared cheeses from Wisconsin and Italy- pertinent as Katie is currently in Italy (I think) and as such we shall next be sampling their cheese (as I am sure she is also doing! along with probably some great local wine). There are SO many choices when it comes to Italian cheese- join us next time on CHEESE to see what we have decided to taste.


~Becky