April Box
herbs + aromatics!
Pecorino Camomilla
Award-winning Pecorino Camomilla is the result of Paolo Farabegoli’s unflagging devotion to recreating and perfecting his grandmother’s sheep’s milk cheeses that were aged in pine boxes of fresh cut chamomile. This helped to preserve the cheese while it aged and also infused the cheese with its heady floral scent and gentle flavor. This one-of-a-kind pecorino is made from the milk from Comisana, Lacaune and Sarda sheep in the Emilio Romagna region of Italy. After aging for 2 months, Camomilla is ready. This stunning cheese has an incredible aroma of hay and chamomile. Once opened, the semi-soft wonder has hints of herbal sweetness and fresh cut apples.
• Winner of 5 World Cheese Awards, including Gold in 2018-2019
Capriole Julianna with herbs and wildflowers
Capriole's Julianna is a mild, semi-hard aged goat cheese dusted with Herbes de Provence and wildflowers. It melts beautifully and combines with flavors both sweet and savory.
What began as an experimental variation of The Old Kentucky Tomme by Hungarian intern, Julianna Sedli, has become a Capriole success story. Aged 4-8 months, Julianna’s buttery, nutty, and slightly tart flavors develop under a natural rind of thyme, lavender, rosemary, and wildflowers that become an integral, but balanced, flavor component of the cheese.
Nokkelost
Almost extinct, only a handful of dairies in Norway still make Nokkelost. This Norwegian specialty cheese, made from partially skimmed cow's milk, is flavored with cumin seeds and cloves. These herbal additions give Nokkelost a warm, spicy taste. Similar in concept to Dutch Leyden, although with a springier texture, Nokkelost is a festive cheese that is always a hit at parties. It partners very well with beer and wine, especially when served with dark breads, such as pumpernickel.
Gouda + Peppercorn Milk Chocolate
This handcrafted bar was co-created with Markham & Fitz based in Bentonville, AR, bean-to-bar chocolate makers who source organic and bio dynamically grown cocoa beans picked by hand, and by farmers who receive above fair trade compensation for their work. Handmade with the finest ingredients, this chocolate bar uses nutty Artikaas 5-Year Aged Gouda from the Netherlands and the perfect dash of spicy peppercorn for an exquisite melt-in-your-mouth chocolate, all combined into a bar that is deliciously sweet and savory, not to mention visually stunning.