Roundabout
- Producer
- Coturnix Creamery
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Colorado
- Size
- 12 in diameter x 4 in height
- Weight
- 12 lbs
- Website
- www.coturnixcreamery.com
- Milk
- Sheep
- Treatment
- Pasteurised
- Classification
- Hard
- Rennet
- Microbial
- Rind
- None
- Style
- Cheddar-like
In the town of Windsor in Northern Colorado, Caille Gash produces sheep’s milk cheeses under the Coturnix Creamery label, which she sells (along with fresh cow’s milk, ice cream and cheeses) at her Cozy Cow Dairy store. Caille remembers first being inspired to make cheese as a 10-year-old girl, looking through a window into a cheesemaking facility during a tour with her family. Today visitors can do the same at Cozy Cow Dairy.
Milk for Coturnix Creamery cheeses is sourced from Irish Cream Sheep Dairy, located just over the border in Bushnell, Nebraska. The small farm has been owned and operated by the Halligan family for 30 years. The Halligans originally raised sheep, cattle and alfalfa, but in 2005 decided to diversify and start milking their ewes. Since then, the focus has been on building numbers and managing dairy genetics, and production has been increasing each year.
Roundabout is a milled-curd cheddar produced using 100% sheep’s milk. Wheels are aged anywhere from three months to a year.
Tasting Notes
A dry, firm and flaky texture and a balance of sweetness and sharpness characterize this sheep’s milk cheddar. The flavors of sheep’s milk are delicately woven into the cheese—not overpowering at all, but accumulating in a slow, subtle build before the palate gets hit with a final, semi-sweet flash of caramel. Nutty aromas are subtle yet lingering.
Pairings
Pair it with a Bordeaux or with a sherry.
