Artikaas - Classic 18 Month Gouda *Half Pound*

Artikaas - Classic 18 Month Gouda *Half Pound*

Artikaas ages this gouda for a year and a half, which is where the deep ochre color, the little crunchy crystals and the toasted walnut flavor come from. It is a firm cheese with a brown butter finish.

Why you'll love it

• 18 months — a full year and a half in the aging rooms before it reaches the case.
• Crystals — the crunchy bits that form as the cheese ages, the mark of a proper long maturation.
• Toasted walnut — nutty and brown butter flavors rather than the caramel of a younger gouda.
• Vegetarian rennet — made with vegetarian rennet.
• Dutch made — pasteurized cow's milk, made in the Netherlands.

How to enjoy Shave it over apple pie, serve it with a tawny port, or eat it in thin slices with a sharp knife and no ceremony at all.

Aged gouda is one of the best values in the case, and this is a fine example of why.