Country of Origin: United States Region: Massachusetts City / Village: Carlisle Type of Milk: Goat Cheese Style: Mold-ripened Flavor Profile: Mild More... Country of Origin: United States Region: Massachusetts City / Village: Carlisle Type of Milk: Goat Cheese Style: Mold-ripened Flavor Profile: Mild Wine Pairings: White: Lean & Dry Beer Pairings: Wheat Beer
Tricia Smith transforms the milk of her 10 goats into a variety of small
format goat cheeses. Ruggles Creamery (originally Carlisle Farmstead)
is the smallest goat dairy we work with.
For Midnight Moonlight, Tricia adds a line of vegetable ash to the center of the cheese, and a light dusting to the exterior, before the white bloomy rind is allowed to develop. The black ash adds a dramatic contrast to the overall experience of the cheese, which gives bright, clean, and citrusy flavors.
The wheel weighs about one and one-third of a pound so each half will be about two-thirds of a pound.
While we receive deliveries each week from Ruggle's Creamery, the scale of production is small enough and the popularity is great enough that it is a good idea to call us at 1-888-212-3224 to confirm availability.
Ruggles Creamery
Ruggles Creamery is located in Hardwick, MA. With fewer than 20 milking goats, they are a microdairy with unique control over the entire cheesemaking process from breed selection and breeding, feed, milking patterns and cheesmaking techniques.
Tricia Smith treats the goats as respected co-workers as they all work together to make delicious cheese. They follow as many organic practices as practical including a as much organic feed as is possible including a small selection of organic produce and hay from their property.
Tricia hand milks her goats and has a custom built pasteurizer to suit the needs of such a small dairy. Her milk consistently shows exceptionally clean using standard state dairy tests.
