Nocturne was the first cheese Soyoung Scanlan ever made, crafted in borrowed space at a small goat dairy in St. Helena, Napa. Made from Jersey cow's milk, it takes the truncated pyramid shape and ashed rind of the classic Loire Valley goat cheeses, and is named for Whistler's painting "Nocturne." Curdled slowly, often overnight, mostly by the work of the culture, then drained in the mold and dry-salted by hand with a touch of ash, it begins nearly black. Over about two weeks of aging, a white bloom grows across it, turning the rind to the shades of a darkening sky over the river. Tender and delicate, like the music it's named for.
Ingredients: Jersey cow's milk, starter culture, vegetarian rennet, salt, ash.
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