NOVEMBER 2016 SELECTION : DUTCH KNUCKLE

Pick up Party Date: Thursday, November 17th, 6:30pm at Cyril's.

The Basics:

Sugar House Creamery is in Upper Jay, New York- within the peaks of New York State's Adirondack Park. This is a farmstead operation milking a small herd (think less than 20) Brown Swiss cows that graze on pasture when weather permits. The creamery is small. They sell milk and cheese from a small shop on their farm and they've established a market for the remaining cheese in the large, surrounding metropolitan areas from Burlington to New York Metro and Boston. 

I only know about them because a dear and thoughtful friend (and long-time member of our cheese club) was driving around the Adirondacks with her family a couple summers ago and was so taken with their cheese that she shipped a couple wedges to me. I've been bothering the creamery ever since that first bite of Dutch Knuckle- their Appenzeller inspired umami bomb of a wheel...trying to talk them into sharing their beautiful cheese with our humble cheese club here in Portland.

Three cheers for persistence! Come and celebrate both the tenacity of small farmers who are driven to work in concert with the landscapes before them, and the advancements in transportation that afford us the opportunity to taste the fruits of their labors on the other side of the country.

Pick up Party: Thursday, November 17th. 6:30pm at Cyril's.

Levels of Membership available this month:

Just Trying it on ($10): Come to the pick up party (Thursday, November 17th at 6:30pm), taste and learn about the cheese and see if our cheese club is something you want to try next month. Supporting the Cyril's cheese club at this level also earns you a vote for future cheese we will feature.

One Pound, No Party ($36): This level of membership gets you one pound of Dutch Knuckle- an alpine inspired cow's milk beauty from upstate New York. If you want to come to the pick up party (Thursday, November 17th at 6:30pm) please see "One pound, one person" or "One pound, two people".

One Pound, One Person ($41): This level of membership gets you one pound of Dutch Knuckle- an alpine inspired cow's milk beauty from upstate New York This level of membership includes an invitation for one to join us at the pick up party (Thursday, November 17th at 6:30pm) where you can learn about the cheese, taste, and experience pairings. If you want to bring someone to the pick up party please see "One pound, two people".

One Pound, Two People ($46): This level of membership gets you one pound of Dutch Knuckle- an alpine inspired cow's milk beauty from upstate New York This level of membership also includes an invitation for you and one guest to join us at the pick up party (Thursday, November 17th at 6:30pm) where you can learn about the cheese, taste, and experience pairings.