Milk Type: Cow
Milk Treatment: Raw
Rennet: Anima
Style: Washed Rind
Texture: Soft
Age: 2-3 Months
Size: 2lb Wheel
Despearado
Cato Corner Farm - Colchester, Connecticut
Hooligan (the salt-brine washed version of this cheese) was named thus because it was a tricky cheese to get the hang of making. Add alcohol to the mix and things get even more interesting... Much like caring for young children, if these wheels of raw cows’ milk cheese are not attended to constantly and washed a few times weekly, they simply won’t turn out. Despearado is washed with a mix of fermented pear mash and Pear William eau de vie from Connecticut’s own Westford Hill Distillery. Cheesemaker Mark Gillman certainly has his recipe down pat now, turning out an odoriferous cheese that is supple, creamy, and redolent of cultured cream, barnyard and fermented fruit. Aged 2-3 months.