Tonight’s other cheese selection comes from the Cowgirl Creamery. This was the Red Hawk I picked up at The Cheese Stands Alone.
This is not a cheese for the faint of heart. It’s triple creamed, made from organic cow’s milk, with a rind that’s washed in brine and aged for six weeks. The result is a very full-bodied, salty cheese that is packed with flavor. It’s a soft cheese, with a reddish/orange rind and quite a pungent aroma.
If you are not a fan of pungent cheese, this one isn’t for you. Personally, I love a good strong cheese, so I found this right up my alley. Taking the advice of the cheese monger, I let this one warm up to room temp and it really blossomed. It’s extremely flavorful without being as over-powering as you might think from the odor. A very, very nice cheese. I’m definitely going to try more Cowgirl offerings.