Cypress Grove Creamery's Humbolt Fog is a soft pasteurized mold ripened goat cheese produced in Arcata, Humbolt County, California and is named after the fog that rolls in from Humbolt Bay. This cheese has been around for awhile and I am sorry that I have not written about it sooner but other writers have written reviews and have made the case for trying this great cheese. In my travels I recently revisited this cheese and I decided that I will add my accolades for this great cheese to the ones already out there. So here it goes.Details: Humbolt Fog as stated above is an aged goat cheese, it has an edible bloomy white rind and an ash line going through the center. The cheese molds are filled half way then a layer of White Pine ash and salt is added then the molds are topped off with more of the curds. This procedure is a tip of the hat to the French cow's milk cheese Morbier. The ash layer does not impart any flavor but it does make a distinctive and eye catching presentation when the cheese is cut. The ash is also used to coat the finished cheese before it begins forming the blooming white mold rind during the aging process. As the cheese ripens from the outer layer to its core the cheese will become a bit oozy. The top most layer will be runny and the inner core will stay somewhat compact. As the cheese ages the oozy layer near the rind will begin to thicken as the core gets softer so there is a continuous transformation of texture and flavor.
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Flavor:Speaking of flavor, Humbolt Fog does not let you down. It is not overly goaty and it has a buttery flavor but also has a subtle tang on the finish. The flavor will be stronger at the center but it is not overpowering. A perfectly aged Humbolt Fog will have a hint of the salt and will not have a mild soapy flavor at the core.
Serve Humbolt Fog at room temperature but beware the longer you leave it out the runnier it will become. However scooping up a puddle of heavenly cheese is not a task that you or your guests will frown upon.
With that said only take out a portion of the cheese that you think you will use at the time you will be serving it. As a nice mid-meal snack serve it with sliced apples and pears drizzled with honey, also try it paired with walnuts and cranberries.Cypress Grove's Humbolt Fog will pair well with earthy flavors such as mushrooms or potatoes.
This cheese needs to breathe so only wrap it in wax paper, never use plastic wrap and always rewrap it in a new sheet of wax paper.
Wine Parings: White wines from California, Chenin Blanc, Piont Grigio, Sancerre and Sauvignon Blanc,
Flavor:Speaking of flavor, Humbolt Fog does not let you down. It is not overly goaty and it has a buttery flavor but also has a subtle tang on the finish. The flavor will be stronger at the center but it is not overpowering. A perfectly aged Humbolt Fog will have a hint of the salt and will not have a mild soapy flavor at the core.
Serve Humbolt Fog at room temperature but beware the longer you leave it out the runnier it will become. However scooping up a puddle of heavenly cheese is not a task that you or your guests will frown upon.
With that said only take out a portion of the cheese that you think you will use at the time you will be serving it. As a nice mid-meal snack serve it with sliced apples and pears drizzled with honey, also try it paired with walnuts and cranberries.Cypress Grove's Humbolt Fog will pair well with earthy flavors such as mushrooms or potatoes.
This cheese needs to breathe so only wrap it in wax paper, never use plastic wrap and always rewrap it in a new sheet of wax paper.
Wine Parings: White wines from California, Chenin Blanc, Piont Grigio, Sancerre and Sauvignon Blanc,
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