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Cheese Selections Single cheese 8. Selection of three cheeses 22. Selection of five cheeses 38. Tasting of all cheeses 99. Blue Cheeses Great Hill Blue (raw cows milk), candied kumquats (Marion, Massachusetts) – Semi-firm and dry with an earthy blue flavor Cashel Blue (cows milk), honeycomb (Tipperary, Ireland) - Creamy blue with a voluptuous texture and a mild tang Goat's Milk Cheeses Selles sur Cher, pickled cherries (Loire Valley, France) - Ash covered with a slight salty-sweetness and nice tang Le Sarlet, marcona almonds (Poitou, France)- Bloomy rind with a hint of ooze and light refreshing flavors Pate de Cabra, rose petal jam (Zaragoza, Spain) -Pungent, tangy and aromatic with a washed rind, made in very small quantities Sheep's Milk Cheeses Pyrenées Ossau Iraty, membrillo (Ossau Valley, France) - Grassy & nutty flavors with a slightly firm texture Queijo de Azeitão, dried apricots (Beira, Portugal) – Renneted with cardoons, with a soft center, sharp tang and the flavor of fresh cream Nisa, peppadew peppers (add 2.) (Alentejo, Portugal) – Made from the milk of Merino Branco sheep, with a pungent intensity and grassy sweet finish Cow's Milk Cheeses Paglierina, pink lady apples (Piemonte, Italy) - Sweet and creamy, with a bloomy rind and soft texture Aragones, marinated olives (add 1.) (Zaragosa, Spain) – Rich, with a mild pungency and tropical fruit finish Pierre Robert, fresh strawberries (Seine-et-Marne, France) -Decadent triple crème with a mild buttery flavor Five Spoke Creamery Tumbleweed, fig cake (Westchester, New York) - Holstein milk, displaying cheddar qualities and delicate fruit flavor Fleur de Lis, medjool dates (New Orleans, Louisiana) – Buttery and rich flavor with a bloomy rind and soft, ivory center, made from Guernsey cow's milk
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