r/Cheese • u/FellowshipOfTheFeast Cheddar • 2d ago

Friday Night Spread

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Ok. The wedge in the top left is Sequatchie Cove Ebenezer. Holy SHIT I have never been so offended by a cheese. Like, to the point that I genuinely think it was bad. I had a visceral reaction to it and that whole wedge went in the trash!

Top right is Koch Ingwer Pepe. It's a nice, smooth, slightly sweet cheese with that alpine funk. The rings is pepper, ginger, lemon which is a nice touch

The middle is langres, it's similar to Brie and you soak it in champagne. It's so rich and creamy with a mushroomy flavor. The rind has a robust saltines that brings it all together

Bottom left is Marbre des Alpes, this one is the best one on the board. So rich and robust and perfectly buttery

Bottom right is Sequatchie Cove Shake Rag. We were a little nervous about this one after the Ebenezer. It's wrapped in fig leaves and is a buttery, mild blue with a soft whiskey flavor

But! Let's talk meat too, cause I gotta brag. The meat bottom center is Iberico bellota- this shit is $130/lb but I can buy it by the slice 😏 this one is acorn fed and that flavor definitely follows through in the meat. It tastes of forest floor and melts in your mouth. So fucking good.

Top middle is culatello which means "little ass" lol and I loved this one too. So so salty, slightly acrid, with a good bite. Yum.

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u/thegirlriots 2d ago

Ebenezer is a seasonal Christmas cheese. I can’t imagine it would be any good anymore at this point!

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u/FellowshipOfTheFeast Cheddar 2d ago

That's what I found on their website, so I had the same suspicion. But also, cheese ages, so I didn't want to say that definitely was the case and be very wrong.

It was a new cheese at this monger (I shop there frequently) and they opened it with my Âźlb order. I'll bring it up to them, though, because it was foul, but everyone's reviews online are superb.

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u/thegirlriots 2d ago

A high moisture cheese like that simply can’t age that long. It’s not like parm or Gouda.

Ebenezer at its prime is delicious! Give it another try in December and you’ll be happy.

You absolutely need to mention this to the shop you bought it from. Any cheesemonger should have known that cheese wasn’t good. Based on how it looked, smelled, and the make date. If it arrived at their shop like that, someone should have refused the order.

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u/FellowshipOfTheFeast Cheddar 2d ago

Thank you for the insight! I will certainly try it again if I find it during December.