Vault 5 Aged Cheddar (Add-On)
$11.49
Weekly Subscription:
Delivered and billed weekly. You can skip, cancel, or modify your order at any time.
How Do Subscriptions Work?This is not your typical cheddar — experience a smooth, crystallized texture with the perfect sweet-savory flavor balance in every bite. This cheese has been aged in "Vault 5", a temperature and humidity controlled cave within The Cellars in Vermont. The blocks are coated with lard prior to aging in order to cultivate a living natural rind. This traditional cheesemaking technique imparts a complex flavor into the finished product. Melt it on a grilled cheese, pair with a glass of pinot noir, or slice and serve on a beautiful cheese plate.
- Crafted by Cabot Creamery in New England
- Made with milk from grass-fed cows
- Aged by Jasper Hill Farms in Vermont
- 6.5 oz
The Problem
Mass-produced, processed cheese is almost not cheese at all. Nearly half of it is cut with salt, food dyes, preservatives, emulsifiers, and other artificial ingredients to extend its shelf-life, change its texture, and significantly cut its cost. These ingredients are what cause most grocery store cheddars to be dry, rubbery, and more suitable to melting. On top of that, the milk often comes from factory farms, where dairy cows are mistreated and given growth hormones to increase milk production, which ultimately requires higher levels of antibiotics.
Our Food Fix
Jasper Hill Farm ripens their own cheeses as well as cheeses from other producers in their 22,000 square foot underground facility located in Greensboro, Vermont. The Cellars, as they call them, provide expertise and quality in the aging process. Before it gets to The Cellars, this cheese is first crafted by Cabot Creamery, one of the oldest family farm cooperatives in New England, known for their award winning cheddars in particular. We love to see two of our favorite purveyors come together to craft delicious cheese!
