Supple North Holland Gouda with delicate almond and a sweet-sharp finish.
Semi-aged Dutch Gouda from the Beemster polder. Buttery paste, sweet-sharp finish, almond notes. Ships to 48 states from Beverly Hills.
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Beemster Vlaskaas is a semi-soft, semi-aged cow's milk Gouda from the Beemster polder in North Holland, made by the Beemster cooperative. Originally produced once a year to celebrate the flax harvest, the recipe is now made year-round.
The paste is buttery and supple, pale yellow, cutting cleanly without crumbling. Sweet, fresh-cream notes come through on the front of the tongue from the rich Dutch milk, followed by a delicate almond character through the middle, and that signature sweet-sharp finish that has always defined Vlaskaas.
Beemster cows graze on the mineral-dense pasture of the reclaimed polder, four meters below sea level. The grass that grows there pulls minerals up from the clay seabed, and you can taste the difference in the milk: clean, sweet, with a depth that most semi-aged Goudas don't reach.
Semi-soft and supple, slices cleanly without crumbling. Buttery paste with a smooth pale yellow color and just a little give under the knife.
Moderate flavor punch. Sweet cream and almond notes that build into a clean sweet-sharp finish with real presence for a semi-aged Gouda.
A sweet-sharp pull that lingers for a good ten to twenty seconds on the palate, with the sweetness arriving last and asking for another bite.
Strong fresh-cream and sweet milk notes from rich Dutch cow's milk. Buttery and forward without tipping into tangy or yogurty.
A delicate almond character through the middle of the bite, soft rather than toasted, giving the sweetness somewhere to sit.
Clean and pasture-driven without barnyard or mushroom. The polder grass shows up as freshness, not funk.
A gentle sharp edge on the finish, more bright than peppery. Light bite that frames the sweetness rather than fighting it.
Waxed rind
Wax rind, inedible. Coated in colored wax to protect the wheel during aging.
Vlaskaas stands on its own, but the right partners turn a wedge into a moment. Regional pairings first — they were built for each other.
The Vlaskaas sweet-sharp finish wants a partner with either bright acidity (Riesling) or carbonated lift (Tripel, Saison). Tawny Port mirrors the almond and caramel notes for a dessert moment.
Sweet fruit and floral honey echo the milk sweetness of the paste, while mostarda's mustard heat plays off the sharp side of the finish for contrast.
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Traditional washed-curd Dutch Gouda made from polder-grazed cow's milk delivered within 12 hours, brine-bathed and natural-rind aged from young Vlaskaas through 26+ month X.O.
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