Cow Cheeses
We produce small-batch, hand-made artisanal goat and cow cheeses that are inspired by the Finger Lakes region. Our milk comes from known, sustainable sources and each batch is crafted carefully by hand. Decades of experience have culminated in consistently high products, as well as the ability to develop custom products to specific high volume customers.
Our Cow Cheese Selection
Blue Yonder – Cow’s Milk Blue Cheese
Our Blue Yonder is a creamy cow’s milk blue cheese with natural rind that is both subtle, complex and approachable. While the rich Holstein milk gives the paste a lovely yellow color, it is marbled throughout with pockets and streaks of bue.Blue Yonder was awarded first place in its category at the 2023 American Cheese Society’s competition.
Lake Effect Cheddar – 6-Month Cow’s Milk Cheddar
Our Lake Effect Cheddar is made from extremely fresh (usually the cheese is made the day of milking) local cow’s milk. Our cheddar is typically aged for 6 months and exhibits a nice blend of traditional cheddar “sharpness” as well as a pleasing nuttiness that is rare in American cheddars
Shire – “Beer Cheese”
Shire is the result of a collaboration with Hopshire Brewing in Dryden, NY. While making the gouda, we soak the curds in Shire Ale, a dark malty Scotch Ale. The resulting cheese is imbued with the toasty flavors of the dark malt and a slight coffee-like bitterness.
Sheldrake Moon – Brie-style Cheese
Sheldrake Moon, named for the reflection of the moon on the waters of Cayuga Lake at Sheldrake Point, is a bloomy- rind cheese, similar to Brie in style, made from whole cow milk. As the cheese ages, the paste breaks down into a lovely cream line that gives the cheese a lusciously rich texture.
Lively Run Sheldrake Moon pairs excellently with dry Riesling and Champagne- style dry Ciders.
Gorge Trail Gouda
This cheese is made following a traditional Dutch recipe, but aged in natural rind on wooden boards, not waxed.
This results in a firmer texture and a more complex flavor, as well as an assertiveness that sets it apart from other Gouda style cheeses.
