Mahon

Rennet: Animal

Milk: Pasteurized Cow

Cheese: Type 2

Related: Toussaint, Wensleydale

Origin: Made in Minorca, one of the Baleric Islands off the coast of Spain

Age: 1 Year

Story: Mahon might not be the cheese it is without the intervention of a small group of ripener/gatherers who operate on the island. They select the best cheeses from the small farms on the island, and give them a proper aging. Without the additional time, the cheese is rather banal, but at a year, the cheese is bold, sharp, and fruity, with hints of citrus and pinapple, balanced by protien. We buy the longer aged wheels, and then scrape down their rinds and rub them with butter and pimienton.

Pairings: Sherry, Verdejo, Valencian reds, Pilsner.

1/4 LB 1/3 LB 1/2 LB 2/3 LB 3/4 LB 1 LB 2 LB 3 LB 4 LB 5 LB $17.00 per pound