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The Starter Course Cheese Collection
Ships Nationwide in U.S.Not eligible for shipping to Canada
Enjoy this delectable starter set with your family and friends!
Cowgirl Creamery makes cheese with heart. In 1997, they started with a dream shared between two college friends and business partners, Sue Conley and Peggy Smith: To celebrate organic practices and spotlight the craftsmanship of local sustainable agriculture in Marin and Sonoma counties. Today, they’re proud to be an icon in the industry, carrying the torch of the food revolution that started in their backyard. Organic. Farm-to-Table. Delicious, award-winning cheese. It’s in their DNA. And it defines their famous creations, including the beloved triple cream Mt Tam.
This package includes 4 of Cowgirl Creamery’s Signature Cheeses, Jasper Hill Harbison, plus accompaniments!
- 7 oz. Mt. Tam – An organic American Original cheese recipe, our best-selling cheese has all the lusciousness you expect from a triple cream with a unique heart that upholds its texture. Named after the iconic landmark Mount Tamalpais that rises over the San Francisco Bay in Marin County, Cowgirl Creamery’s Mt Tam cheese is produced with organic, locally sourced milk and rises above the standard for bloomy rind cheeses. Mt Tam takes you from fudgy firmness to buttery softness with flavors spanning from bright creme fraiche to complex and mushroomy, evoking the North Bay’s lush green and gold pastures.
- 5 oz. Cowgirl Hop Along* – A snackable organic cheese under the influence of hard cider. After 45 days of aging, this washed rind cheese develops aromas of apple and brioche and a silky, semi-firm interior. Hop Along is a versatile and approachable option for both cheese novices and experts and easily pairs with a variety of snacks (cured meats, preserved and fresh fruits, nuts) and beverages (kombucha & hard cider)
- 7 oz. Pierce Point – Pierce Point transports you to the scents and sights of late spring on the Northern California Coast. Named for a ranch on the Pt Reyes National Seashore, this luscious triple cream starts with organic, locally-sourced milk. Each wheel is rich with the aromas of the surrounding pastures. Pierce Point delivers all the herbaceousness of the milk, accentuated with herbs and stunning edible flowers, capturing the essence of the season year-round
- 9 oz. Jasper Hill Harbison – Harbison is a Jasper Hill original. The cheese gets its name from Anne Harbison, affectionately known as the grandmother of Greensboro. She’s active in our community, runs a bed and breakfast, works in the public library, and is delighted that we’re honoring her with a namesake cheese. Harbison’s thick but spoonable paste balances rich, sweet-cream flavors with vegetal complexity. Each wheel is cinched with a strip of spruce cambium, or interior bark layer, harvested from Jasper Hill’s woodlot. This technique adds woodsy nuance to the ripening cheese, while providing structure as the interior softens to a gooey texture when fully ripe. When a bit younger, the bark can be peeled away for sliced portioning. If the bark has fused with a more loosened paste, then it’s best to leave the bark intact and spoon out portions from the top.
- 3 oz. Pio Tosini Proscuitto
- 4 oz. Smoked Spanish Pimenton Almonds
- 11 oz. Cornichons
- 6 oz. Raspberry Rose Jam
- 5 oz. Cherry Pistachio Crisps
- 6 oz. Cowgirl Crackers
- Choose to add on a Cowgirl Creamery Ornament Campfire Mug!
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