Went to a glorious wedding in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont this past weekend. We stayed on Caspian Lake, watched fish spawn and die, swam in clear water, and ate lots of Jasper Hill Farm cheese. My friend Val called Constant Bliss the best cheese she's ever had. It's a volcano-shaped puck made of raw cow's milk, a bit smaller than a baseball. Mild and creamy with just enough moldy bite to keep things interesting, it's got a bloomy white rind, an oozy middle layer, and a firm-paste nougat center. Jasper Hill makes American cheese we can all be proud of. It's too bad I can't summer in Greensboro every weekend. Luckily, we can get buy Constant Bliss and Jasper Hill Farm's other delectable milkrot (including the sexy Bayley Hazen Blue) at Saxelby Cheesemongers in the Essex Market.
Jasper Hill Farm is owned, in part, by my cousin Victoria von Hessert (Kehler). I wish I had known that you were going to Vermont and I would have arranged for a tour of the farm! Were you able to visit? Where did you purchase the cheese from?
No way!! They make some awesome cheese. The farm is closed to the public, from what I heard. I bought the cheese from the Hazendale farm stand, up the street from Willie's. That area is so gorgeous, I wish I had a cousin there too!