So of course I have to post about one of my favorite cheeses to spread on crispy baguette!1 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE! A triple cream Cow cheese that some say has a lil taste of the Pacific ocean, which makes me think it is a love letter to the actual sea captain Sir Francis Drake.2
In any case , it's buttery, nutty and exceptionally spreadable. All my favorite things in a gooey cheese!! Sir Francis Drake is made by the famous Cowgirl Creamery and they source their milk from my always favorite Straus Family Dairy.
As usual, this is very hard to find beyond the Bay area, but can sometimes be founds in a Whole Foods in California. But, the best place to check is the Cowgirl Creamery Cheese Counter . Seriously though, people go crazy for this cheese, camping out at their local cheese shops March-April waiting for it's surprise appearance!3
The reason it is so rare is that the cheese happens by complete accident! Basically, all of this occurs during the aging process when Cowgirl's famous Mt. Tam cheese gets a bloomy rind thats a lil slimey, instead of it's usual silky texture. So they wash those slimey cheeses in Beaume de Venise (French Dessert Wine) and sprinkle some yummy dried currents on top! TA-dah! A deliciously addictive cheese emerges and you have a beautiful bloomy number to enjoy on your platter!
Definitely, let Sir Francis Drake ripen, so you can get the full effect of spreadable cheese! I sit mine on the counter for a good hour, even though it stinks up the joint. But, hey, thats what scented candles are for!
And here's a lil valentine for you to enjoy today.
1 That sound a lil tooo like sexual innuendo...hah enjoy the day!
2 Or it could just be that their Point Reyes location is on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard....
3 Well mayyybbeeee, not that intense. I always think of the "Blossom" episode where she camped out for C&C Music Factory tickets when I daydream of intense waiting......
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