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Bloomy rind Goat’s milk

Humboldt Fog

A ripening line of ash through the middle, drawn from a dream.

An illustrated wedge of Humboldt Fog

Drawn by the app from this cheese’s own record — paste, rind and texture come from the data, not a stock library.

Mary Keehn founded Cypress Grove in Arcata, California, and says the design came to her in a dream on a flight home from France: a stripe of ash through the centre and another under the bloomy rind.

It ripens from the outside in, so a cut wheel shows three bands — soft and buttery at the edge, chalky and lemony at the core, ash between. Bright, citric, and the most recognisable American cheese made.

Tastes of

lemon fresh goat button mushroom cream

Put it next to

Sauvignon Blanc Honeycomb Sourdough Sparkling wine

Tasting notes

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