Semi-soft
M.F. : 30% Moisture : 41%This semi-soft cheese, both surface-ripened and interior-ripened, has a pale yellow or copper washed rind that is dry, smooth or sticky depending on age. Made from pasteurized milk, its cream-coloured interior is smooth and supple. It has a delicate, creamy, slightly tart flavour suggestive of over-ripe apples. Its aroma is complex, with strong notes of nut, straw and fir.
Vacherin St-Alexis is available from the cheese maker, at specialty grocery stores and cheese shops, and in most supermarkets.
Awards and distinctions
Third prize winner at the 2015 British Empire Cheese Show and at the 2015 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair competitions, Surface Ripened Cheese category.
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