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Alp Blossom

Origin

• Hay Belt

• Austria

Milk

• Unpasteurized

• Cow’s
Alp Blossom celebrates the diversity of the Alpine flora
throughout the "Hay Belt," an area that spans Eastern Flavor
Switzerland, Southern Germany and Western Austria. Thirty-
• Nutty
four small farms, all grazing brown Swiss cows on the alpine
meadows, comprise the present-day Sennerei Huban Co-op. • Herbaceous

The farms are all located within five kilometers of this Texture
cooperative that began in 1901 as a working dairy and
Austria’s first cheese school. Here the cheese is made and • Semi-hard
initially aged before it is transported to Bavaria. The rind is • Creamy
covered in a combination of dried edible flowers and herbs,
including marigold, lavender, lovage and chervil, from the Pairing
surrounding Alpine meadows. The result is a stunningly
• Hefeweisen
beautiful cheese with an herbaceous aroma, flavors of brown

butter and nuts, and a meatiness and complexity that • Gewurztraminer
complement its pastoral sweetness. Each case contains a
bag of herbs and flowers to sprinkle on cut pieces for an
impressive presentation.

10120062 CHEESE ALP BLOSSOM 1/10# Average

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