Category Archives: Sheep Cheese

Abbaye de Belloc Pyrenees

The Abbaye de Belloc Pyrenees is a sheep’s cheese with faint earthy tones. It has a Swiss Cheese-like texture, neither hard nor considerably soft. Pliable and easy to bite into. The mushroom notes fade in slowly and come delicately. This flavor is not overpowering in any sense. Very mild in presentation. The Abbaye de Belloc Pyrenees is a difficult…

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Petit Nuage

The Landmark Creamery Petit Nuage was the 2015 Gold Medal Winner of the USA Cheese Competition. And for good reason. This cheese comes in adorable little cylinders of cheese that are textured. The consistency is like a grittier goat cheese, which makes perfect sense as it is a sheep’s milk cheese. It has a tart beginning, like an…

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Driftless Sheep Cheese: Lavender and Honey

Driftless Sheep Cheese comes in a plastic container and a variety of flavors. The flavors offered are tomato and basil, olive oil, lavender and honey, and plain. I selected the lavender and honey variety. The texture is fluffy, lighter than cream. Its consistency reminded me of crepe filling. It would pair excellently with a crepe…

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