Monthly Archives: December 2012
Fromage of the Day, 12.30.12: Kunik
Fromage of the Day, 12.30.12: Kunik. Super duper creamy, herbal and smooth, this goats milk cheese with a bit of Jersey cow cream ladled in, is from the southern Adirondacks. It’s perfect for NYE bubbly. It pairs with your favorite … Continue reading
Fromage of the Day, 12.29.12: Cru de Savoie
Fromage of the Day, 12.29.12: Cru de Savoie. Smooth, buttery and with a hint of grass, this cow’s milk cheese is from France; it’s the Bill Wyman to the Mick and Keith of the more famous cheeses from that region. … Continue reading
Fromage of the Day, 12.27.12: Tome D’Aquitaine
Fromage of the Day, 12.27.12: Tome D’Aquitaine. Smooth, sweet and herbal, this firm goat’s milk cheese is washed in Sauternes in Graves, and it is aged by Jean D’Alos. It is to Drunken Goat what a Macon Villages is to … Continue reading
Fromage of the Day, 12.26.12: Brillat Savarin
Fromage of the Day, 12.26.12: Brillat Savarin. So sinfully rich it could rehabilitate the word for the Occupy crowd, delicate and herbal, this triple creme is from France. It pairs well with your favorite bubbly, a Hof Ten Dormaal Winter … Continue reading
Rosters: Cheese and Whiskey, December 6, 2012 92Y Uptown
A Cheese & Whiskey Pairing 92Y Uptown, December 6, 2012 Instructors: Martin Johnson (The Joy of Cheese, Gastronomie 491) Dave Herman (Grand Tsar of Malt) Round 1 Mastorazio: A nutty, sweet, buttery sheep’s milk cheese from Italy. Whiskey: Redbreast 12-year-old Irish Whiskey … Continue reading
Fromage of the Day 12.02.12: Capra Verde
Fromage of the Day 12.02.12: Capra Verde. Pungent, aggressive and very very peppery, this blue cheese is from Italy. It pairs with a Hermann Wiemer Late Harvest Riesling, a Ommegang Hennepin, your favorite unabashedly sweet cider, or an Elmer T. … Continue reading
