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Rembrandt Extra Aged Gouda

Rembrandt Extra Aged Gouda

Gouda · Cow Milk · Aged 12+ months

Butterscotch and toasted hazelnut with crunchy crystals and caramel finish.

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4.7(428 Google reviews)
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The Tasting

How it lands on the palate

Aged Dutch Gouda with butterscotch, toasted hazelnut, and crunchy tyrosine crystals. Shave it thin or break into shards for a board. Ships to 48 states.

Rembrandt Extra Aged Gouda tasting profile
Deep Dive

A closer look

Rembrandt Extra Aged Gouda is a Dutch cow's milk cheese aged for more than a year, and it lands right in the sweet spot where age and sweetness meet. The paste is a deep golden straw, firm and dense, and it breaks in clean shards under the knife with the scatter of crunchy tyrosine crystals you look for in a properly aged Gouda.

On the palate it leads with butterscotch and toasted hazelnut, then pulls into a long caramel finish with a savory pull underneath. The crystals give a little crunch on every bite, which is how you know the wheel has had the time it needs in the cave. There is a sweetness here that never tips into cloying, balanced by a quiet salt and a brown-butter depth.

This is one of those cheeses worth the splurge. Shave it thin over a salad, break it into shards for a board with dark chocolate and a glass of port, or just eat it in slivers on its own with a bourbon at the end of the night.

The Tasting Notes

Texture

Firm and dense, breaks in clean shards under the knife with a scatter of crunchy tyrosine crystals through the paste.

Intensity

Big aged-Gouda character, sweet and savory at once, with a caramelized pull that carries the whole bite.

Finish

Butterscotch and toasted hazelnut linger well past the swallow, with the crystal crunch echoing on the palate.

Lactic

The fresh-milk notes have mostly cooked down into caramel, leaving only a whisper of cream underneath the sweetness.

Nutty

Deep toasted hazelnut and brown butter run through the middle, the calling card of a properly aged Gouda.

Earthy

A quiet savory pull sits underneath the sweetness, more roasted than mushroomy.

Spicy

Just a gentle warmth on the back of the palate, more from concentration than any real piquancy.

The Rind

Waxed rind

Rind is wax, inedible.

PasteurizationPasteurized
The Pairing

What to pour. What to put alongside.

Rembrandt Extra Aged Gouda 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

Port · Bourbon · Aged Tawny · Stout

  • Port
  • Bourbon
  • Aged Tawny
  • Stout
  • Amontillado Sherry

The sweet, caramelized paste wants a drink with its own sugar and depth, and the crystal crunch stands up to fortified wines and dark spirits.

Fresh fruit — The Bite
The Bite

Bosc pears · Dried apricots · Medjool dates

  • Bosc pears
  • Dried apricots
  • Medjool dates

Dried and honeyed fruits echo the butterscotch notes in the paste, and a square of dark chocolate turns it into a proper dessert bite.

Honey — The Sweet
The Sweet

Fig jam · Acacia honey · Dark chocolate · Toasted almonds

  • Fig jam
  • Acacia honey
  • Dark chocolate
  • Toasted almonds
Top Recipe

Shaved over roasted squash with brown butter

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
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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.

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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 the hills, Netherlands

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