Domestic

Normally, the color of Cheddar ranges from white to pale yellow. Some Cheddars, however, have a color added, giving the cheese a yellow-orange color. Cheddar is always made from cow`s milk and has a slightly crumbly texture if properly cured. If the cheese is too young, the texture is smooth. Cheddar gets a sharper taste the longer it matures.

Hook’s Cheese ages cheddar from 1-15 years. Our cheese is made 1 batch at a time, curds transferred to forms by hand, and aged to perfection. Our cheddar is known for its smooth, creamy texture and for the amazing flavors that develop every year it is aged, from smooth and mellow to sharp and crumbly. Every age has its own unique flavor and texture.

Hook’s Cheese ages cheddar from 1-15 years. Our cheese is made 1 batch at a time, curds transferred to forms by hand, and aged to perfection. Our cheddar is known for its smooth, creamy texture and for the amazing flavors that develop every year it is aged, from smooth and mellow to sharp and crumbly. Every age has its own unique flavor and texture.

Pepper jack mixes hot peppers with Monterey Jack. Pepper jack is often used as an alternative cheese in dishes such as quesadillas, but can be eaten with bread or crackers as a snack.

3rd PLACE PASTA FILATA – AMERICAN CHEESE SOCIETY AWARDS 2023

Caciocavallo, which means cheese on horseback, gets its name from the manner in which the cheese is always tied together in a rope and dangled over a wooden board to drain and age. An Italian type of pasta filata cheese made out of sheep`s or cow`s milk, it is produced throughout Southern Italy and the Balkans.
Continuous exposure to humidity in the caves and aging develops sharp, spicy flavors in Caciocavallo. With persistent aging, the cheese picks up intense, earthy undertones and fruity aromas. Along the way, it turns from a milky white to a darker yellow in color and becomes more salty. The result is a cheese with profound tasting notes and perfect accompaniment to a glass of red wine.
Made from cow’s milk
Country of origin: Italy
Region: Southern Italy
Type: soft
Texture: springy and stringy
Rind: natural
Color: yellow

Hailing from Italy, mozzarella is a mild, white fresh cheese thats made by the special pasta filata process, whereby the curd is dipped into hot whey, then stretched to the desired consistency. At one time, mozzarella was made only from the milk of water buffaloes. Today, however, the majority of it is made with cows milk. Fresh Mozzarella is not cured in brine or aged like the low-moisture Mozzarella more familiar to most of us. The moist, sweet, tender, milky, nutty and buttery flavor, and springy, yielding texture, is unlike that of any other dairy product. The different sizes of fresh mozzarella relate best to the sizes of fresh tomatoes since it naturally is a gastronomical match made in heaven. Fresh mozzarella is always packed in water.` Its generally made from whole milk and has a much softer texture and a sweet, delicate flavor. Its excellent simply spread on bread with salt, pepper and a little olive oil.

Ricotta is a soft, domestic cheese made through cows milk. It has a sweet flavor. Whole milk is directly acidified with vinegar. The cheese undergoes a slow cook process, allowing the curds to denature and coalesce at just the right temperature.

Make your own fresh Mozzarella cheese with our own creamy, Italian Style Mozzarella Curd. Stretch Curd is used within the process of making fresh mozzarella. This curd is specifically designed to be stretched by hand rather than machinery.

Traditional, creamery, stretched, curd cheese made from cow`s milk. It is smooth and shiny, traditionally made in a money-bag shape. This cheese resembles Provolone. It is rubbery, with a stringy texture and is drier than mozzarella. Sold young, within two or three days of making, it has a bland, milky taste. The name of this cheese has somewhat macabre overtones: scamozza is an expression in southern Italy which means `beheaded`, it is meant here to describe the cheese`s appearance (tied in a rope bag).

1st PLACE AGED DUTCH STYLE – AMERICAN CHEESE SOCIETY AWARDS 2023

Marieke Reserve 1000 Day Gouda (RMGR1) has been aged out an additional year beyond their usual extra-aged Overjarige, and is available on an extremely limited basis.  These raw milk gouda wheels maintain their sweet, nutty flavor, with a generous smattering of tyrosine crystals. Unlike many extra aged goudas, the texture remains dense and slightly creamy – it won’t shatter when you portion it out.  We’re offering this cheese in quarter-wheel (4 lb) cuts, to make handling easier for our customers.

Decadently rich Gouda with savory aromas. This farmstead cheese has woody flavor notes brimming at the surface. All Marieke® Gouda is made using fresh raw milk from our family farm. We handcraft each wheel with the finest Old World techniques and age the Gouda to perfection on Dutch Pine Planks.

Amber Kunik

KUNIK has been a nationally acclaimed goat’s milk and cow cream triple crème for many years now and many did not think it could get much better. But, then we introduced AMBER KUNIK! The triple crème you know and love washed in Adirondack Beer and Adirondack Whiskey. This is a funky twist on our beloved triple crème resulting in a denser velvety textured washed rind with just a hint of spirits and balanced with plenty of funk.   (Photo Courtesy of Pattie Garrett)

Award: Sofi for Non-Cow Cheeses (2019 Silver)

Kunik is our triple crème wheel made from goat’s milk and cow cream. It has a white rind and a tangy buttery flavor. Delicious on its own or with fruit and crackers. A wonderful addition to any cheese plate. Larger wheels vary in size from 11 to 16 ounces. “Buttons” are also available and are smaller in size ranging from 7 to 12 ounces.

Awards: American Cheese Society (2010 Triple Crème Blue Ribbon), U.S. Cheese Championship (2019 Second Place) and World Cheese Championship (2016 Gold Medal), Good Food Award (2019) and the New York International Cheese Competition (2021 Silver Medal).

Sappy Ewe

We coat sheep and cow curds with an Adirondack maple reduction and then form the curd in a crotin size mold.  We let them age to bloomy rind perfection in our aging cave and then pat them with edible pine black ash for both a dramatic finish and ripening effect.  This cheese is a true symphony of traditional Adirondack flavors.

Awards: U.S. Cheese Championships (2019 First Place), American Cheese Society (2018, Second Place for Mixed Milk Cheeses).

3rd PLACE SOFT RIPENED W/FLAVOR ADDED – AMERICAN CHEESE SOCIETY AWARDS 2023

This is our classic, best-selling and award-winning goat’s milk with cow cream triple creme cheese, with a fragrant and powerful truffle line.  We paired with Truffleist from New York City to create this cheese.  The truffle bits and oil infuse throughout the entire cheese, making each bite creamier than the last as the cream from the cheese and oil combine.  This is a can’t miss cheese.  Sold in our button format.