Knock Out * Quarter Pound*

Sometimes, the best things are born from sheer accident. On a stormy night, something
entirely unexpected happened in our Güntensperger dairy. During a raging thunderstorm, the
power went out. Chaos erupted, and in the darkness, a mistake was made – too much cream
was added to the cheese curd. It felt like a knockout punch: the production seemed ruined.
But instead of discarding the cheese, we decided to place it in our maturing cellar and wait. After months of careful maturing, we discovered something extraordinary: a cheese that surpassed anything we had ever tasted. With delicate aging crystals, an intense umami flavor, and a velvety texture, «Knock Out» was born – a triumph of chaos and courage.

Today, Knock Out stands not only for exceptional taste but also as a testament to the
triumph of the unexpected. A cheese that will undoubtedly knock you out – in the best
possible way.

Cheesemaker Reto Güntensperger grew up in the historic Bodmen dairy, his bed mere steps from
the room where his father & grandfather crafted Appenzeller by hand in their 1,500 liter vat. By
1999, his father and two brothers moved operations into the village of Butschwil below,
purchasing the fallow dairy and rebuilding it, expanding their family business as their own children
grew into the company. The dairy is now a model of balance between modern efficiency and timehonored tradition.

Made in Switzerland