Country of Origin: United States Region: New Hampshire City / Village: Landaff Type of Milk: Cow Cheese Style: Semi-firm Flavor Profile: Medium More... Country of Origin: United States Region: New Hampshire City / Village: Landaff Type of Milk: Cow Cheese Style: Semi-firm Flavor Profile: Medium Method of Production: Farmhouse / Fermier Wine Pairings: White: Full-bodied & Dry Beer Pairings: Belgian Style Milk Treatment: Pasteurized
Kinsman Ridge (or just Kinsman) is made by Doug and Debby Erb at the Landaff Creamery in Landaff NH and aged at the Cellars at Jasper Hill. The cheese is a washed rind cow's milk cheese that is allowed to develop some light molds on the rind as it completes its aging. It has a semi-soft texture that is very creamy and milky and has delightful flavors of nuts and vegetables.
For more information on Jasper Hill Farm, please visit http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/travelogues/domestic/Caves_at_Jasper_Hill
Landaff Creamery
Doug and Debby Erb started the Landaff creamery in 2008 on the Springvale Farm that was founded in the '50s by Doug's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Fredrick A. Erb. Nestled in the foothills of the White Mountains, they grow the feed for their cows in the Amonoosuc River Valley, which starts at the Lake of the Clouds on Mount Washington, and winds its way through the shadow of Kinsman Ridge located in Franconia Notch. They age their cheeses at the Cellars at Jasper Hill where they develop their beautiful grey-white coat of a rind.
