WHITNEY
MILK TYPE: Raw Cow Milk
STYLE: Alpine
MILK SOURCE: Jasper Hill Farm’s Andersonville Herd
FORMAT: 18 lb Wheel
AFFINAGE: 3-6 Months
TYPICAL PROFILE: Toasted Nuts, Cured Ham, and Sour Cream.
THE STORY
WHITNEY - Named after Tim Whitney—Jasper Hill’s longest-standing Team Member—this cheese honors the people behind a mission to set the gold standard of artisan cheese quality. A reflection of community, Whitney is made in a semi-firm mountain style with traditional methods that capture a true “Taste of Place.”
SENSORY
Whitney begins with raw milk from Jasper Hill Farm’s own grass-fed cows. The herd’s milk is transformed within the newly renovated farmhouse creamery, which features reclaimed copper vats from the Jura Mountains. Once curds have been formed and cooked, they are transferred to draining molds under vacuum ‘bells’, resulting in a beautifully smooth, tight-knit texture.
New equipment has also allowed the Creamery Team to develop an innovative natural culture program. This process involves incubating starters and fermenting rennet in a clarified whey solution. Resulting cultures and enzymes, along with the raw milk microflora, come together to make the most complex, terroir-driven cheese possible.
PAIRING AND SERVICE — Whitney has a velvety-smooth, pliant texture with signature notes of toasted nuts, cured ham, and sweet cream. It pairs beautifully on a cheese board with cured meats, dried figs, and pickled shallots, served with a natural white wine. Modeled after classic melting cheeses, Whitney is an ideal cheese to use with a raclette machine; melt it atop a plate of roasted potatoes, garnished with cornichons and charcuterie.
Winner of the 2022 American Cheese Society Awards “Best of Show.”
