Creamy Tasmanian blue with toasted hazelnut, caramel, and a warm finish.
Wax-sealed Australian blue from King Island Dairy in Tasmania. Creamy, sweet, buttery paste with a gentle blue bite. Order online.
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Roaring Forties Blue comes from King Island Dairy off the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia, named for the westerly winds that batter the island and keep its pastures green year-round. It's a pasteurized cow's milk blue sealed in dark wax instead of left with an open rind, and that single decision changes everything about how the cheese eats.
The paste is semi-soft and buttery, holding its shape under the knife with a smooth, even blue spread running through. Because the wax locks the moisture in, the wheel keeps a real fresh-cream sweetness all the way through aging, with toasted hazelnut and a little caramel building underneath. The blue note is steady and confident, more warm pepper on the back of the palate than sharp bite, and the finish lands on salted butter rather than salt and tang.
If you've been put off by aggressive cave-aged blues, this is the one that brings you in: rich, creamy, sweet on the front, gentle on the finish, and unmistakably blue in the middle.
Semi-soft and yielding under the knife, with a smooth, buttery paste that holds its shape rather than crumbling. The wax keeps the moisture in, so it stays supple all the way to the rind.
Sits in the middle of the blue spectrum: rich and full on the palate but never sharp or aggressive. The sweetness up front keeps it approachable, with the blue veining giving a steady, confident pull rather than a bite.
A clean, sweet-cream finish that holds for a beat or two before fading. The blue note lingers longest, with a little salted-butter warmth on the back end.
Fresh-cream and salted-butter notes carry the whole cheese, a function of the wax-sealed aging keeping the paste moist and milky.
A gentle toasted-hazelnut sweetness runs underneath the cream, picking up a little caramel as the wheel ages.
Quiet on the earthy side for a blue: the wax rind keeps mushroomy and barnyard notes out of the picture, leaving just a touch of mineral pasture.
Soft peppery lift from the blue veining on the back of the palate, more warmth than bite.
Waxed rind
Sealed in dark wax, inedible. The wax protects the paste rather than contributing flavor, which is why the cheese reads sweeter and creamier than most blues.
Roaring Forties Blue stands on its own, but the right partners turn a wedge into a moment. Regional pairings first — they were built for each other.
The cheese leans sweet and creamy, so it loves a sweet wine that meets it head-on (port, Sauternes) or an off-dry Riesling for contrast. A dry stout picks up the toasted, caramelly side.
Sweet fruit and honey echo the cheese's own sweetness, while a firm pear or apple gives a crisp contrast to the rich, buttery paste.
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Wax-sealed wheel aging that traps moisture and lets the blue veining develop slow, sweet, and creamy rather than sharp.
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