What is Scream Cheese?
Scream Cheese is a seasonal soft cheese made by Jasper Hill Farms in Greensboro, Vermont. It is an adaptation of their original recipe for Weybridge
In the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, Jasper Hill is an operating dairy farm with an on-site creamery. The creamery’s cheeses, as well as those created by other local producers, benefit from an underground ageing facility.
Made in Vermont
In the rolling hills of Weybridge, Vermont, Patty and Roger Scholten manage a herd of Dutch Belt cows. The Scholtens have been able to remain in a competitive milk market by producing organic, high-quality milk.
Farmstead cheese is now a method to diversify the business and involve the next generation; their daughter’s family has joined the farm and creamery to help operate it.
Weybridge is a lactic-set, organic cheese with a bloomy rind. The Scholtens’ rich and nuanced Dutch Belt milk is showcased in this lightly aged style. The thin skin covers a delicate cream-line with a toasted, mushroomy flavour that contrasts with the deep, milky core’s sharp acidity.
How is Scream Cheese made?
Each October, Jasper Hill Farm adapt their recipe for Weybridge to make this spooky orange cheese. In order to do so, they add the natural orange dye, annatto, to the milk during the production process.
As a result, the aptly named Scream Cheese has a bloomy white rind that is wrapped around a layer of charcoal, and a gorgeous bright orange pâte.
After spending 6-8 weeks in the Cellars at Jasper Hill Farm, this Halloween special has a silky texture and a surprisingly complex flavour. As a matter of fact, its flavour ranges from buttery and tangy to just a hint of wild barnyard. Effectively, your palate might even detect subtle notes of hay, earth and cow.
Serving Guide
It is hard to look past this gorgeous soft cheese for your Halloween cheese platter.
The cheese’s rich, milky flavour makes it an ideal breakfast cheese alongside berry preserves and freshly-baked bread.
Furthermore, it will pair beautifully with a dry, bubbly white wine, sparkling apple cider or a crisp German Pilsner.
