Pinus Cembra, also known as the Swiss pine, is the Queen of the Alps. In addition to the wonderful smell the needles omit, the scent also has a beneficial effect on the human body and mind. That's why our cheesemakers thought that everyone should experience this wellness. They use the scent to transform the cheese dairy into an oasis of well-being and conjure up culinary delights for the cheeseboard. That's what she is now - the pine queen, not a queen of hearts, but rather the ruler of culinary delights that works for every mood. The creamy paste with the wonderful pine aroma already hints at the feel-good pleasure even before slicing it. On the palate, the milky sweetness with a pronounced spicy aroma begins to reveals the cards. The subtle woody note rounds off the flavor game. 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 time-honored tradition. As Appenzeller quotas (overall association production capacity) have reduced in recent years, Reto and his father have partitioned their milk supply, sending the 75 lower altitude farms’ milk to their Appenzeller production and using the remaining 50 Bergmilch suppliers (whose Brown Swiss and Braunvieh herds average 10-30 cows) for their own recipes. Columbia Cheese is pleased to present these cheeses to the United States for the first time.
| SKU | 105858 |
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| Package Type | Bulk |
| Brand Name | Switzerland |
| Ingredients | Unpasteurized cow's milk, salt, arolla pine-herb mix 0.6%, rennet, bacterial culture. |
| Milk Source | Cow |
| Unit Size | 1/14 LB |
| Dietary & Lifestyle | Gluten Free |
| Stock Status | 500, 700 |
