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Bavaria, Germany

Aschenblau Cambozola Black Label

Aschenblau Cambozola Black Label

Blue · Cow Milk · Aged about 8 weeks

Spoonable, sweet, and approachable—a Bavarian blue without the bite.

Say it like a localah/shen/BLAU kam/boh/ZOH/luh BLACK LAY/bulAschenblau literally means 'ash-blue' in German—the ash rind is edible.
4.7(428 Google reviews)
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The Tasting

How it lands on the palate

Triple-cream soft-ripened blue from Bavaria, Germany. Buttery, mushroomy, with a gentle blue tingle. Ships to 48 states. Order online.

Aschenblau Cambozola Black Label tasting profile
Deep Dive

A closer look

Aschenblau is a premium, triple-cream soft-ripened blue cheese from Germany with a dusky gray mold rind and blue veining. It's known for its buttery, nutty, and sweet taste with a mild blue note, making it a very approachable and spreadable blue cheese for those new to blue cheeses.

The Tasting Notes

Texture

Spoonable and pillowy under a dusky gray bloomy rind, with a buttery paste that gives way the moment a knife touches it.

Intensity

Gentle for a blue, leading with sweet cream and a soft mushroomy note from the rind before the blue veins arrive late and quiet.

Finish

Clean and short, the cream washes through and the mild blue tingle fades within seconds, leaving a sweet buttery memory.

Lactic

Heavy fresh-cream and cultured butter through the middle, the triple-cream fat coating the palate like whipped crème fraîche.

Nutty

A faint browned-butter sweetness sits behind the cream, more hazelnut suggestion than full nutty profile.

Earthy

Soft mushroomy lift from the bloomy rind, like fresh button mushrooms in cream, no barnyard.

Spicy

Barely any blue piquancy, the veining is decorative more than peppery, gentle enough for someone new to blues.

The Rind

Bloomy rind

Dusky gray-blue bloomy rind that adds a soft mushroomy, slightly woodsy note and ripens the paste from the outside in.

The Pairing

What to pour. What to put alongside.

Cambozola stands on its own, but the right partners turn a wedge into a moment. Regional pairings first — they were built for each other.

Wine glass — The Sip
The Sip

Champagne · Sauternes · Riesling · Port

  • Champagne
  • Sauternes
  • Riesling
  • Port

The bubbles and sweet wines cut the triple-cream fat, and the mild blue tingle harmonizes with botrytis and ripe fruit.

Fresh fruit — The Bite
The Bite

Fresh figs · Bartlett pears · Honeycrisp apples

  • Fresh figs
  • Bartlett pears
  • Honeycrisp apples

Fresh fruit acidity balances the cream, and honey or fig jam echoes the sweet finish of the blue.

Honey — The Sweet
The Sweet

Acacia honey · Fig jam · Toasted walnuts

  • Acacia honey
  • Fig jam
  • Toasted walnuts
Top Recipe

Warm pear and Aschenblau tartines

Reviews

What our customers say

Real reviews from The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills Google Business Profile. Curated by Dom and his team since 1967.

4.7
★★★★★
Based on 428 verified Google reviews
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★★★★★

Top Italian and French cheeses, carefully selected

Domenico and his team are fantastic. I’m a chef and I often get my supplies from The Cheese Store — unique products, carefully selected, from top Italian and French cheeses to excellent local ones.

CT
Chef Tommaso
11 months ago · ✓ Google Local Guide · 66 reviews
★★★★★

Like wine tasting, but for cheese

Absolutely loved the cheese store! Everyone was super helpful and friendly. Lena helped us — she was very knowledgeable on all the cheeses: where they came from, what the region is like, what they are known for. It was like wine tasting for cheese.

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Amandarina
4 months ago · ✓ Google Local Guide · 34 reviews
★★★★★

Excellent customer service on a shipped order

Ordered several cheeses from them and the wrong items were delivered. Contacted the store and they recognized the error and immediately sent the correct order the next day without any fuss. Really appreciate the promptness and professionalism.

SD
Stephen Duffy
2 months ago · ✓ Google Local Guide · 83 reviews
The Origin

From Kempten, Germany

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