Grayson

Rennet: Animal

Milk: Raw Jersey Cow.

Cheese: Type 4

Related: Livarot, Taleggio

Origin: Made at Meadow Creek Dairy, Galax Virginia by the Feete family. Cheese maker Helen Feete.

Age: 4-5 months

Story: Meadow Creek Dairy is a small, seasonal family dairy in the rural mountains of South Western Virginia. Their washed rind, Grayson, is perhaps America's greatest washed rind. It's similar to the firmer washed rinds of Northern France. The rind is a thick day glo orange, and the paste is a bright plastine yellow; it almost looks fake it is so perfect and beautiful. The texture melts into a thick sauce on your tongue, and the flavor is a burst of butter and eggs with a hint of the aroma on the exhale.

Pairings: Belgian Ale, Cider, Bourbon, German whites and reds.

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