Over the years, this aged, raw sheep’s milk cheese has won countless awards from the American Cheese Society, including America’s best farmhouse cheese. Handmade by David and Cindy Majors, no two wheels of Vermont Shepherd Reserve are the same, although each cheese has a golden brown rind, a smooth creamy texture and a rich, slightly sweet flavor. You’ll taste hints of clover, mint and thyme. Here’s what some smart people who know a lot about food and like to write about it have said about Reserve: “One of the country’s best cheeses.” (The New York Times). “One of the world’s best.” (Gourmet Magazine) And on and on. This is the cheese of rodeo cowboys, professional wrestlers and other American heroes. And you too will feel like an American hero when you eat Vermont Shepherd Reserve. It’s that good. Best served with a frosty cold Budweiser and an old Bruce Springsteen record (like “The River” or maybe “Greetings from Asbury Park”).

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