Jasper Hill Farm Moses Reaper

$36.00 / Lbprice is $36.00 by Lb

Pasteurized
Animal Rennet
Age: 3
Cow Milk
by Jasper Hill Farm
United States

Approachable
Adventurous
Soft
Hard

Moses Reaper is a (monster) mash-up of impeccably made cheese and playful Halloween fun. Jasper Hill puts a spooky spin on beloved, brie-like Moses Sleeper by adding annatto to the silky interior, turning it a festive shade of orange. The rind has a gray tinge thanks to vegetable ash, but the classic flavors of Moses Sleeper remain: button mushroom, fresh milk, and a slight eggy funk. Make a scary-good fall spread with Pacific Pickle Works Carriots of Fire and Maine Crisp Co. Cranberry Almond Crisps. A whole wheel of Moses Reaper is 1lb. Unless noted otherwise, Murray's cheeses are sold by the lb ship in multiple 0.5 lb increments.

“This spooky-delicious wheel is my number one pick for a Halloween board, with Dufour Gourmet Pâté de Campagne (guts!) and Kansas City Canning Co. Balsamic Pickled Grapes (eyeballs!).”

Murray’s Cheesemonger – New York, NY

Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Salt, Rennet, Vegetable Ash, Annatto, Cultures

Moses Sleeper is named for a Revolutionary War-era scout, and Moses Reaper is a Halloween-inspired play on this name.
The orange hue is achieved by adding annatto, an orange-tinted food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree.
The downy white rind known as a bloomy rind is formed by intentionally cultivated molds that “bloom” on the surface of the cheese.
The cheese is patted down during the aging process, layering the mold over time to form the delicate rind as the interior paste breaks down and becomes silky and luscious.
The sprinkling of vegetable ash around which the bloomy rind forms isn’t just a spooky touch. It nods to a traditional practice in affinage that dates back centuries.
The vegetable ash lowers the cheese’s acidity level, which means the mold rind can grow more quickly and absorb moisture as the cheese dries out.

Located in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, Jasper Hill Farm is a dairy farm with an on-site creamery where they make and age a variety of well-loved cheeses.

The state-of-the-art Cellars at Jasper Hill Farm consist of 22,000 square-feet of underground space, where they ripen Jasper Hill Creamery cheeses as well as cheeses from other local producers.